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

  • NICE guideline
  • Reference number: NG5
  • Published:  04 March 2015
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  1. Education
  2. Implementation support
  3. Audit and service improvement
  4. Research recommendations
  5. Guidance into practice

Tools and resources

Tools to help you put the guidance into practice.

Education

  • Shared decision making learning package

  • Implementation case scenarios (PDF 405 KB)

    Published:
    10 September 2015

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

  • Bruyère Research Institute: Benzodiazepine & Z-Drug (BZRA) Deprescribing Algorithm

  • Measuring the use of NICE guidance

  • Endorsed resource – Pharmaceutical care plan

  • Implementation workshops

Audit and service improvement

  • Audit and service improvement information

  • Baseline assessment tool (Excel 51 KB)

    Published:
    04 March 2015

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