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Kia āta kōwhiri Choosing Wisely

The Choosing Wisely campaign seeks to reduce harm from unnecessary and low-value tests and treatment.

 This toolkit has been developed to guide medication review and encourage appropriate prescribing. It is divided into four sections and features validated tools.

Use the links on the left hand menu, or the tiles below, to navigate the toolkit.

Introduction

Tools to guide which medicines should be considered for deprescribing

How to stop medicines

Further reading, articles and resources of interest

Last updated: 31st January, 2022