Tools and resources | Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults | Guidance | NICE

Tools and resources

Tools and resources to help you put the guidance into practice.

Implementation support

MHRA patient leaflets
NHS England: Optimising personalised care for adults prescribed medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: Framework for action for integrated care boards (ICBs) and primary care
Bruyère Research Institute: Benzodiazepine & Z-Drug (BZRA) Deprescribing Algorithm

Case studies

Putting NICE guidance on the management of insomnia disorders into practice

Decision aids

Patient decision aid summary version on should I stop my benzodiazepine or z-drug? (PDF 102 KB)

Published:

15 June 2023
Patient decision aid full version on should I stop my benzodiazepine or z-drug? (PDF 289 KB)

Published:

15 June 2023
Patient decision aids information

Education

Summary versions

Visual summary: before starting medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms (PDF 76 KB)

Published:

20 April 2022
Visual summary: reviewing medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms (PDF 128 KB)

Published:

20 April 2022

Audit and service improvement

Baseline assessment tool (Excel 44 KB)

Published:

20 April 2022

Resource impact

Resource impact summary report
Resource impact template (Excel 1.26 MB)

Published:

12 July 2022

Research recommendations

Research recommendations information

Guidance into practice