Guide to

INTEGRATIVE PRESCRIBING
A person-centred approach to better health outcomes

Look Ask Consider

Skin What are your main symptoms? Current medications? Diet Stress
STEP 1

Hair How long have you had this? Allergies? Exercise Sleep
Take the case
General How often do you have it? Pregnancy? Smoking Mood
disposition What have you tried? Lactation? Alcohol
Relevant medical history?

Consider the
STEP 2

ADDRESS ADDRESS SHORT TERM LONG TERM

prescribing
SYMPTOMS CAUSE GOALS GOALS
framework

• Identify symptom • Target causative • Define the • Define the

relief options factors short term goals long term goals

Develop the
STEP 3

management • Choose complementary medicines for each part of the plan

plan - consider efficacy, safety, tolerability, medicine interactions (positive & negative).

• Consider supportive care and other factors

- consider dietary advice, lifestyle factors such as exercise, stress, alcohol, smoking,
potential nutrient deficiencies (consider diet and possible drug-related effects).

Using the framework as a conversational guide:

• Recommend appropriate dose and time • Offer diet/lifestyle support (1-2 recommendations)
frame for use • Summarise message and check understanding
Communicate • Describe when it should start to work • Invite back for follow-up assessment
STEP 4

management
plan
• What is being • What is being • What is being • What is being
recommended recommended recommended recommended
to address to address the to address short to address long
symptoms? cause? term goals? term goals?

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