British National Formulary
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| Image:BNF54 frontcover.png The standard cover design is easily identified with each six-monthly edition distinguished by a different jacket colour. | |
| Author | British Medical Association and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain |
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| Publisher | British Medical Journal and Royal Pharmaceutical Society Publishing |
| Publication date | September 2007 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0260-535X |
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The British National Formulary (BNF) contains a wide spectrum of information on prescribing and pharmacology, among others indications, side effects and costs of the prescription of all medications available on the National Health Service. It is used by doctors and other prescribers (such as nurses and pharmacists) to help them select appropriate treatments for their patients; and is used as a general reference book on the wards by nurses who administer medications.
The BNF is jointly published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and the British Medical Association. It is published biannually under the authority of a Joint Formulary Committee which comprises representatives of the two professional bodies and the Department of Health (United Kingdom).
Information on drugs is drawn from the manufacturers' product literature, medical and pharmaceutical literature, regulatory authorities and professional bodies. Advice is constructed from clinical literature and reflects, as far as possible, an evaluation of the evidence from diverse sources. The BNF also takes account of authoritative national guidelines and emerging safety concerns. In addition, the Joint Formulary Committee takes advice on all therapeutic areas from expert clinicians; this ensures that the BNF's recommendations are relevant to practice. Many individuals and organisations contribute towards the preparation of the BNF.
There are several sister publications - The British National Formulary for Children (BNF-C), is produced, and details drugs and their doses/uses in children; as well as two editions specially for nurses - The Nurse Prescriber's Formulary and the Extended Nurse Prescriber's Formulary, although with the recent changes to allow Extended Nurse Prescribers to prescribe from the full BNF, the fate of the latter publication is in some doubt.
Sections
The BNF is divided into various sections with the main sections on drugs and preparations being organised by body system.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- General information and late changes
- General Reference
- Guidance on prescribing
- Emergency treatment of poisoning
Notes on drugs and preparations
- 1 Gastro-intestinal system
- 2 Cardiovascular system
- 3 Respiratory system
- 4 Central nervous system
- 5 Infections
- 6 Endocrine system
- 7 Obstetrics, gynaecology, and urinary-tract disorders
- 8 Malignant disease and immunosuppression
- 9 Nutrition and blood
- 10 Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
- 11 Eye
- 12 Ear, nose, and oropharynx
- 13 Skin
- 14 Immunological products and vaccines
- 15 Anaesthesia
Appendixes and indexes
- Appendix 1 Interactions
- Appendix 2 Liver disease
- Appendix 3 Renal impairment
- Appendix 4 Pregnancy
- Appendix 5 Breast-feeding
- Appendix 6 Intravenous additives
- Appendix 7 Borderline substances
- Appendix 8 Wound management products and elastic hosiery
- Appendix 9 Cautionary and advisory labels for dispensed medicines
- Dental Practitioners’ Formulary
- Nurse Prescribers’ Formulary
- Index of manufacturers
- Special-order manufacturers
- Yellow Card
Current editions
As of September 2007 the current edition is v54.
See also
External links
- BNF
- Yellow Card
- British National Formulary for Children
- Nursing Times nurse prescribing information pageTemplate:Jb2nl:British National Formulary
Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
