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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is a non‐departmental public body that provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care in England.

NICE guidelines make evidence‐based recommendations on a wide range of topics including:

 Preventing and managing specific conditions

 Improving health

 Managing medicines in different settings

 Providing social care and support to adults and children

 Planning broader services and interventions to improve the health of communities

Within each NICE guideline there are recommendations regarding the care (including medications) and services that are suitable for most people with a specific condition or need. NICE guidelines are used by NHS England and NHS clinical commissioners to develop services and are a reference guide for healthcare professionals, with recommendations about medications that should and should not be prescribed. The guidelines also cover areas that patients should be able to manage themselves and obtain, if necessary, appropriate over the counter medications.