Asthma patients to be shown leaflets detailing climate impact of inhalers as NHS estimates they account for 3pc of their carbon footprint Doctors have been told to stop prescribing blue inhalers ...

and a reliever or rescue inhaler (usually blue), which relieves symptoms,” the patient advice brochure published online said. “Some types of inhalers contain a propellant (gas) to carry the ...

Patients in the UK will be given a leaflet showing the carbon footprint of each type of inhaler. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) said that blue inhalers only relieved ...