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From: Barriers to management of opioid withdrawal in hospitals in England: a document analysis of hospital policies on the management of substance dependence

Fig. 4

The 2020 revised version of drugs used in substance dependence in the Omitted and Delayed Medicines Tool. Following engagement with the Specialist Pharmacy Service, and consultation with Public Health England, community stakeholders and clinicians, a distinction was introduced between drugs used in alcohol, opioid and benzodiazepine dependencies with the risk categorisation increased for all. The ODMT is now undergoing substantive revision, with the Specialist Pharmacy Service concerned to produce a framework which reflects the complexity of medicine safety decisions, with attention to context and patient diversity

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