Inhaler return to pharmacies part of updated NHS Green plan guidance

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Patients should be encouraged to return used or expired inhalers to community pharmacies for appropriate disposal, as part of “key actions” identified in updated NHS England ‘Green plan guidance’. The guidance also says that a new metric will be added to the Greener NHS Dashboard, which charts the progress of NHS sustainability measures related to […]

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