Practice Policy on Hypnotics and Anxiolytics

reducing regimes

Please speak with your GP if you would like to discuss a reducing regime. Each regime is monitored by your own GP and medication will be reduced over an agreed time frame.

All Controlled drugs will be moved to Acute prescription, meaning that these items must be requested directly to your GP for approval.

If you are placed on a reducing regime the reduction will be slow over an agreed period of time, you will recieve a letter through the post or by text which will detail your regime.

Once the regime is complete the medication will be removed from your list and will not be prescribed again.

As a practice we encourage patients currently prescribed hypnotics or anxiolytics to seek advice with their General Practitioner (GP) who will be happy to review the medication and if appropriate develop a withdrawal regime.

This medication includes but not limited to:

Zolpidem

Zopiclone

Zaleplon

Temazepam

Oxazepam

Nitrazepam

Lorazepam

Lormetazepam

Diazepam

Flurazepam

Tramadol

Pregabalin

Please speak with our medication team if you require any further information either by phone on

01254 964820 or in person at the medication desk based on the first floor of Darwen Health Centre.