Community based prescribing for withdrawal from alcohol
This can include pharmacological interventions (excluding maintenance substitute opiate prescribing) such as acamprosate, disulfiram, methadone, Buprenorphine, lofexidine, Naltrexone, and other prescribing for symptomatic treatment such as nausea. This may include, relapse prevention, respite, stabilisation and/or preparation for abstinence based treatment.
The modality / intervention start is the date of dispensing the first dose of medication.
All prescribing interventions must be carried out in line with the Drug Misuse and Dependence – UK Guidelines on Clinical Management 2007. NICE Guideline on Psychosocial Interventions in Drug Misuse 2007.