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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.

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.

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Published 23 July 2018
Last updated 10 September 2019 + show all updates
  1. Added 'Dependence on prescription medicines linked to deprivation'.

  2. Added 'Prescribed medicines review: report'.

  3. First published.