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Medicines adherence: involving patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence

Clinical guideline
Reference number: CG76
Published: 28 January 2009

History

Stakeholder list updated

Stakeholder list (MSWord 22 KB)

Published:

27 March 2019

Surveillance consultation

Surveillance consultation
Comments form (MSWord 27 KB)

Published:

23 January 2019
Surveillance review proposal (PDF 1.26 MB)

Published:

23 January 2019

Surveillance consultation

Surveillance consultation
Stakeholder list (PDF 54 KB)

Published:

20 September 2016
Surveillance review proposal (PDF 452 KB)

Published:

20 September 2016
Comments form (MSWord 31 KB)

Published:

20 September 2016

Review documents

Review proposal consultation information
Consultation document (PDF 69 KB)

Published:

18 July 2011
Review decision (PDF 146 KB)

Published:

16 September 2011
Surveillance review decision March 2015 (PDF 468 KB)

Published:

25 March 2015

Other information

Full guideline, appendix A (PDF 100 KB)

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28 January 2009
Full guideline, appendix C (PDF 447 KB)

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28 January 2009
Full guideline, appendix E (PDF 23 KB)

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28 January 2009
Full guideline, appendix D (PDF 22 KB)

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28 January 2009
Full guideline, appendix B (PDF 241 KB)

Published:

28 January 2009

Background information

New NICE guidelines to improve patient involvement in decisions about medicines (PDF 54 KB)

Published:

06 December 2013

Stakeholder comments

Stakeholder comments (PDF 929 KB)

Published:

28 January 2009

List of stakeholders

List of stakeholders (PDF 67 KB)

Published:

18 July 2011

Medicines concordance: guideline consultation

Medicines concordance: guideline consultation information
Medicines concordance: Draft full guidline for consultation (MSWord 3.81 MB)

Published:

29 July 2008
Medicines concordance: Draft NICE guideline for consultation (MSWord 217 KB)

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29 July 2008
Medicines concordance: appendices A - E
Medicines concordance: appendix A consultation draft (MSWord 78 KB)

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29 July 2008
Medicines concordance: appendix B consultation draft (MSWord 104 KB)

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29 July 2008
Medicines concordance: appendix C consultation draft (PDF 248 KB)

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29 July 2008
Medicines concordance: appendix D consultation draft (MSWord 77 KB)

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29 July 2008
Medicines concordance: appendix E consultation draft (MSWord 89 KB)

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29 July 2008
Medicines Concordance: draft consultation comments proforma (MSWord 53 KB)

Published:

29 July 2008
List of stakeholders (PDF 67 KB)

Published:

18 July 2011

Guideline development group: members and minutes

Guideline development group: members and minutes
GDG minutes: 2 July 2008 (PDF 72 KB)

Published:

30 October 2008
GDG minutes: 26 and 27 February 2008 (PDF 65 KB)

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14 April 2008
GDG minutes: 16 January 2008 (PDF 74 KB)

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25 April 2008
Medicines concordance: Guidance development group members (PDF 14 KB)

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12 April 2007

Medicines concordance: final scope

Medicines concordance: final scope (PDF 39 KB)

Published:

14 June 2007

Consultation comments table

Consultation comments table (PDF 296 KB)

Published:

14 June 2007

Medicines concordance - Draft scope

Medicines concordance - Draft scope (PDF 103 KB)

Published:

30 October 2006

Medicines concordance - Scope consultation comments form

Medicines concordance - Scope consultation comments form (MSWord 47 KB)

Published:

30 October 2006

National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care

National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care information

Medicines concordance - Remit

Medicines concordance - Remit (PDF 81 KB)

Published:

21 October 2002

The guideline development process - an overview for stakeholders, the public and the NHS (third edition)