Trends in low global warming potential inhaler prescribing: A UK-wide cohort comparison from 2018-2024.

IF 3.1 3区医学 Q1 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI:10.1038/s41533-025-00415-z

Simon M Barry, Gareth R Davies, Julian Forton, Sarah Williams, Richard Thomas, Paul Paxton, Grace Moore, Chris R Davies

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Abstract

We performed a retrospective cohort analysis comparing trends in low global warming potential (GWP) inhaler prescribing in primary care in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland between 2018 and 2024 using national prescribing data. There was little change in England, a reduction from 36.6-31.0% in Scotland, a reduction from 36.7-33.2% in Northern Ireland, and an increase from 30.8-41.1% in Wales. Only in Wales was there a simultaneous reduction in high GWP inhalers and an increase in low GWP inhalers. Over the time period of the study there has been a saving of 20,303 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in Wales.

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NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine PRIMARY HEALTH CARE-RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

CiteScore

5.50

自引率

6.50%

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审稿时长

10 weeks

期刊介绍： npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine is an open access, online-only, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research in all areas of the primary care management of respiratory and respiratory-related allergic diseases. Papers published by the journal represent important advances of significance to specialists within the fields of primary care and respiratory medicine. We are particularly interested in receiving papers in relation to the following aspects of respiratory medicine, respiratory-related allergic diseases and tobacco control: epidemiology prevention clinical care service delivery and organisation of healthcare (including implementation science) global health.