Recommendation ID
NG215/11
Question

Aids to support withdrawal: What is the effectiveness of equipment, technologies, practical aids and medicine formulations in supporting people to manage dose reductions, compared with usual practice?

Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)

For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale section on withdrawing a dependence-forming medicine or antidepressant.

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review C: safe withdrawal.


Source guidance details

Comes from guidance
Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults
Number
NG215
Date issued
April 2022

Other details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? No  
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?   No  
Last Reviewed 30/04/2022