The phrase "a draft guideline" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a preliminary version of a set of recommendations or rules that are subject to further revision.
Example: "The committee has released a draft guideline for public review before finalizing the policy."
Alternatives: "a preliminary guideline" or "a provisional guideline".
(Last year, the EU published a draft guideline [pdf] on phthalates in medicinal products).
In September 1996, the agencies released a draft guideline for xenotransplant research that included monitoring guidelines for animals and patients.
In a draft guideline on labeling genetically engineered salmon, the FDA reasoned that there is no material difference between the genetically engineered salmon and its run-of-the-mill cousins, but it dropped rather heavy hints regarding voluntary labeling, even suggesting specific wording that avoids the demonized letters "GMO" in favor of terms like "bioengineering" or "modern biotechnology".
Last year the Centers for Disease Control prepared a draft guideline for doctors on prescribing opioids to effect such change.
The FDA last week released a draft guideline on its much-anticipated plan to limit the sales of most flavored e-cigarettes.
Evidence and recommendations were summarized in a draft guideline.
In a new draft guideline, the WHO said all people, at every stage of life, should try to reduce the amount of sugar they consume.
Extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, are covered separately under a complementary 2003 draft guideline for the definition of planets, which distinguishes them from dwarf stars, which are larger.
The tool will aim to involve family physicians in the guideline development process by providing a process to assess draft guideline recommendations.
"It allows for experts to be drawn into the discussion and give their opinions rather than be sticking blindfolded to a number," says Evelyn O'Brien, a scientist in the Ecotoxicology Workgroup at the University of Konstanz in Germany and coauthor of a discussion of the draft guideline published in the July 2004 Trends in Biotechnology.
Chris Askew, chief executive of the charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer, said: "This draft guideline represents a historic step for the prevention of breast cancer - it is the first time drugs have ever been recommended for reducing breast cancer risk in the UK.
