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Prescribed medicines: an evidence review

Information and documents on Public Health England’s review of the evidence for dependence on, and withdrawal from, prescribed medicines.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 23 July 2018
• Last updated: 10 September 2019
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  1. 10 September 2019

     Added 'Dependence on prescription medicines linked to deprivation'.

  2. 10 September 2019

     Added 'Prescribed medicines review: report'.

  3. 23 July 2018

     First published.

Public Health England has completed a public health evidence review of available data and published evidence on the problems of dependence and withdrawal associated with some prescribed medicines.

Documents

• Prescribed medicines review: report
  • 3 December 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Prescribed medicines review: scope
  • 20 July 2018
  • Policy paper
• Prescribed medicines review: expert group terms of reference
  • 14 November 2018
  • Policy paper

News stories

• Dependence on prescription medicines linked to deprivation
  • 10 September 2019
  • Press release
• Prescribed medicines that may cause dependence or withdrawal
  • 31 January 2018
  • News story