Aminoglycosides: pre-treatment screening advice on genetic testing for aminoglycoside exposure posing risk to hearing (advice in relevant monographs; see example in gentamicin). It contains a wide range of information and advice on prescribing for children - from newborn to adolescence. chairing the Paediatric Formulary Committee and Dinesh Mehta as the first executive editor. Anne, the Princess Royal attended the launch on 14 July.

Specialist drug” monographs within BNF Publications: identification and reduced level of detail, see How to use BNF Publications online.a b c d e "BNF Publications - Books". www.bnf.org. BMJ Group and Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016 . Retrieved 16 August 2016. Elias-Jones, A; Rylance, G (2005). "The launch of the British National Formulary for Children". Archives of Disease in Childhood. 90 (10): 997–8. doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.080366. PMC 1720111. PMID 16177154. Adrenaline/epinephrine: recall of Emerade® 500 micrograms and Emerade® 300 micrograms auto-injectors, due to the potential for device failure [National Patient Safety Alert advice]. Council awards honorary membership to past chairman of the Joint Formulary Committee". The Pharmaceutical Journal. 283: 429. 2009 . Retrieved 20 January 2021. This update contains 4 significant changes, 1 dose change, 1 new preparation, 1 deleted monograph and 2 deleted preparations.

Elias-Jones, A.; Rylance, G. (2005). "The launch of the British National Formulary for Children". Archives of Disease in Childhood. 90 (10): 997–998. doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.080366. PMC 1720111. PMID 16177154. Vaccines update [classifications changed to Vaccines, live or Vaccines, inactivated and non-replicating].Clarithromycin [update to include dosing for prevention of invasive group A streptococcal infection in children from 6 months old and adults]. Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors: breast-feeding advice for all drugs in class and individual drug monographs updated (see examples in fluoxetine and sertraline). Many individuals and organisations contribute towards the preparation of the BNF. It is authored by Pharmaceutical Press, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's (RPS) knowledge business; and is jointly published by the BMJ (owned by the BMA), and Pharmaceutical Press (owned by the RPS). It is published under the authority of a Joint Formulary Committee (JFC), [2] which comprises pharmacy, medical, nursing, and lay representatives; there are also representatives from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the UK Health Departments, and a national guideline producer. Methotrexate: advise patients to take precautions in the sun to avoid photosensitivity reactions [MHRA/CHM advice].

VNRAS.com, BNF 73. "BNF 73" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 October 2021. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)Rabies vaccine [update to pre-exposure immunisation booster dose in patients who may have frequent, unrecognised exposures e.g. bat handlers]. The BNF also includes the Nurse Prescribers' Formulary (NPF) and other NPF content for use by District Nurses and Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (including Health Visitors), who have received training to become nurse prescribers. [19] Sister publications [ edit ] It is provided to NHS staff - usually through their employer, but may be accessed online through MedicinesComplete. [10] This update contains 11 significant changes, 7 dose changes, 1 classification change, 3 new monographs, and 1 new preparation.

Vaccination, general principles: updated guidance on vaccination during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Wade, O. L.; McDevitt, G. D. (1966). "Prescribing and the British National Formulary". British Medical Journal. 2 (5514): 635–637. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5514.635. PMC 1943465. PMID 20791099. Kendall, MJ (2009). "Chairman of the Joint Formulary Committee, British National Formulary". Clinical Medicine. 9 (4): 349–352. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-4-349. PMC 4952503. PMID 19728509. a b c d e f g "BNF Publications - About - Our organisation". www.bnf.org. BMJ Group and Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016 . Retrieved 16 August 2016.

A new edition of the BNF book is published twice-yearly, in March and September. [1] The current edition is 85, which was published in March 2023. It is a tradition that the colour of each new edition is radically different from the previous. [2] Availability [ edit ] Ciprofloxacin [update to include dosing in children from 12 years old for uncomplicated gonorrhoea and disseminated gonococcal infection]. Anon (1978). "British National Formulary 1976-8". British Medical Journal. 2 (6136): 580–581. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6136.580-b. PMC 1606955. PMID 20792725.