Prescription patterns of inhaler medications from 2017 to 2023: A retrospective study using Ontario administrative healthcare data
Anthony Train, Krishna K Vemuri, Angela Coderre-Ball, Javier Silva-Valencia, Declan Mulligan, Debra A Butt, Jessica Gronsbell, Braden O’Neill · 2026
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Anthony Train and colleagues traced inhaler prescribing for older adults in Ontario, Canada, from 2017 to 2023. Common puffers release strong warming gases, while dry powder and soft mist types pollute less when they fit the patient. Health records captured three quarters of a million new inhaler starts for people aged sixty five and older, split into before and during pandemic years.
New starts dropped sharply when the pandemic began, then recovered. Puffers stayed dominant, though their share fell from about seventy seven percent to about seventy percent. Powder types gained modest ground. Patterns barely differed by sex, income, or rural home. Greener switching, the authors note, remains slow despite clear climate guidance.
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| CREATOR | Anthony Train, Krishna K Vemuri, Angela Coderre-Ball, Javier Silva-Valencia, Declan Mulligan, Debra A Butt, Jessica Gronsbell, Braden O’Neill |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23425 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |