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Medicines optimisation: the safe and effective use of medicines to enable the best possible outcomes

NICE guideline [NG5] Published date: 04 March 2015

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Tools and resources

Tools to help you put the guidance into practice.

Implementation support

  • Endorsed resource - Safer prescribing of controlled drugs (schedule 2,3), hypnotics and sedatives in primary care  
  • Endorsed resource – Guiding Principles for Medicines Support in the Domiciliary Care Sector  
  • Endorsed resource – Benzodiazepine & Z-Drug (BZRA) Deprescribing Algorithm  
  • NICEimpact falls and fragility fractures report  
  • Measuring the use of NICE guidance  
  • Endorsed resource – Optimising medicines for adults with type 2 diabetes e-learning resource  
  • Endorsed resource – Pharmaceutical care plan  
  • Endorsed resource – RLB Nurse Programme Core Competency Framework  
  • Implementation workshops  

Education

  • Implementation case scenarios PDF 405.13 KB 10 September 2015  

Audit and service improvement

  • Audit and service improvement information  
  • Baseline assessment tool Excel 456.5 KB 04 March 2015  

Resource impact

  • Costing statement PDF 284.04 KB 04 March 2015  

Shared learning

  • Shared learning information  

Do not do

  • Do not do information  

Research recommendations

  • Research recommendations information  

Guidance into practice

  • About the Into practice guide  
  • Practical steps to improving the quality of care and services using NICE guidance