The environmental impact of inhaler replacement: A carbon footprint and economic calculation of the National Database of Health Insurance Claims in Japan

Abstract Background Drugs are a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from healthcare systems. Pressurized metered‐dose inhalers (pMDIs) have raised concerns over their environmental impact due to GHG emissions. Evaluations and reduction strategies for GHGs have been primarily studied in Eu...

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Main Authors: Kazuya Nagasaki, Yuki Kaji, Yoshiki Wada, Takafumi Sasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-07-01
Series:Journal of General and Family Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.622