National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2022) Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. NICE guideline [NG215].
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This guideline covers general principles for prescribing and managing withdrawal from opioids, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, Z‑drugs and antidepressants in primary and secondary care.
This guideline includes recommendations on:
- supporting people taking a dependence-forming medicine or antidepressant
- making decisions about prescribing and taking a medicine
- starting a medicine, including information and support, management planning, prescribing strategies and working with other healthcare professionals
- reviewing a medicine
- making shared decisions about withdrawing medicines
- dose reduction, managing withdrawal symptoms and interventions to support withdrawal
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Benzodiazepines
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Other novel substances > Gabapentinoids GABA (Pregabalin / Gabapentin)
E Concepts in biomedical areas > Medical substance > Over the counter drug (medicine / medication)
E Concepts in biomedical areas > Medical substance > Prescription drug (medicine / medication)
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Drug use disorder > Drug withdrawal / craving
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Patient / client care management
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Treatment and maintenance > Treatment factors
VA Geographic area > International
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