Medicines adherence: involving patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence

This guidance is about enabling patients to make informed choices by involving and supporting them in decisions about prescribed medicines. It explains guidance (advice) from NICE (the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) to the NHS in England and Wales.

Responsibility for undertaking a review of this guidance at the designated review date has passed to the National Clinical Guidelines Centre for Acute and Chronic Conditions (NCGCACC). The National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care is no longer active.

• Other information

  • CG76 Medicines adherence: full guideline appendices
  • CG76 Medicines adherence: full guideline, appendix A
  • CG76 Medicines adherence: full guideline, appendix C
  • CG76 Medicines adherence: NICE guideline (web format)
  • CG76 Medicines adherence: full guideline, appendix E
  • CG76 Medicines adherence: full guideline, appendix D
  • CG76 Medicines adherence: full guideline, appendix B

  NICE Pathways

  This guidance has been incorporated into the following NICE Pathways, along with other related guidance and products.

  Visit the NICE Pathway: hypertension

  How this guidance was produced

  Background information

  • New NICE guidelines to improve patient involvement in decisions about medicines

Guideline formats

• Web format
• Quick reference guide (PDF)
• NICE Guideline (PDF)
• Full Guideline (PDF)
• Patient version (MS Word)
• CG76 Chi a'ch meddyginiaeth ar bresgripsiwn: galluogi a chefnogi cleifion i wneud penderfyniadau hyddysg: deall canllawiau NICE (fformat MS Word)

Medicines adherence

Guideline for patients and carers (PDF)