Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) Respiratory Consultant Professor John Blakey and a team of clinicians and researchers are raising awareness of the environmental impact of inhalers used by people with asthma and other respiratory conditions. John said the simple decision to prescribe a different inhaler type had a similar environmental benefit as switching from petrol car to a hybrid. Chronic airway diseases are highly prevalent in Australia, with asthma affecting more than one in 10 people. The prevailing treatment for respiratory conditions is the daily delivery of medicines from inhalers, with several million inhalers used annually in Australia. Currently pressurised metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs), which contain propellant gases that significantly contribute to global warming, are the most common type of respiratory inhaler prescribed. John said for most patients there were other...

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