Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journalspermissions journals.sagepub.com/home/taw 619 Special Collection Background Clinical practice guidelines are described as 'systematically developed statements to assist professional decisions about appropriate healthcare for specific clinical circumstances'. 1 They are used to provide support and advice to practitioners regarding a wide range of clinical situations, including patient monitoring, lifestyle advice, treatment choice through stepped care, and therapeutic drug monitoring. The use of clinical practice guidelines has become a common feature in modern day medicine, with many clinical decisions informed by them on a daily basis. Using clinical practice guidelines to inform treatment decisions has the advantage of improving the consistency of care in an attempt to improve overall health outcomes for
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