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Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults

  • NICE guideline
  • Reference number: NG215
  • Published:  20 April 2022
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On this page

  1. Decision aids
  2. Implementation support
  3. Education
  4. Summary versions
  5. Audit and service improvement
  6. Resource impact
  7. Research recommendations
  8. Guidance into practice

Tools and resources

Tools to help you put the guidance 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

Implementation support

  • 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

Education

  • Regional Medicines Optimisation Committee: Buprenorphine long-acting injection guidance

  • Royal College of Psychiatrists: Stopping antidepressants

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

  • About the Into practice guide

  • Practical steps to improving the quality of care and services using NICE guidance