Environmentally sustainable opportunities for health systems: metered-dose inhaler prescribing, dispensing, usage, and waste at The Ottawa Hospital

Background: The carbon footprint of Canada's health sector is among the worst in the world, responsible for 4·6% of Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions. A quarter of emissions from Canada's health sector are linked to pharmaceuticals, including metered dose inhalers (MDIs). MDIs u...

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Main Authors: Carolanne Caron, BSc, Shellyza Sajwani, MPharm, Katherine Bateman, BScPharm, Owen Degenhardt, BScPharm, Mathilde Gaudreau-Simard, MD, Smita Pakhale, MD, Salmaan Kanji, PharmD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519624000706