Use same device for reliever and preventer inhalers

• Using different devices may cause confusion regarding inhaler technique and lead to increased errors in use.⁶
• If the patient can use both a pMDI and a DPI then carbon emissions will be reduced if the pMDI inhaler is switched to a DPI.
• In the chart below, NHS boards at the top of the chart have a lower proportion of patients on two different devices.
• Healthcare professionals are advised to include this as part of their respiratory review.

People prescribed both pMDI and DPI in consecutive quarters as a proportion of all people prescribed a DPI

The numerical data for NTI graphs can also be viewed here.

The most up to date national therapeutic indicator data is available here.