| Description |
1 online resource |
| Note |
Title from home page viewed on 1st July 2016. |
| Access |
Access restricted to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
The BNF is a joint publication of the British Medical Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. It aims to provide prescribers, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals with sound up-to-date information about the use of medicines. The BNF provides ready access to key information on the selection, prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines. Note that registration (email/password) is required to view the actual text of the BNF online. Medicines that are generally prescribed in the UK are covered and those considered less suitable for prescribing are clearly identified. Little or no information is included on medicines promoted for purchase by the public. -- Information about drugs is drawn from the manufacturers' product literature, medical and pharmaceutical literature, regulatory and professional authorities, and data used for pricing prescriptions. Advice is constructed from clinical literature and reflects, as far as possible, an evaluation of the evidence from diverse sources. The advice also takes account of authoritative national guidelines and emerging safety concerns. The BNF is designed as a digest for rapid reference and it may not always include all the information necessary for prescribing and dispensing. Also, less detail is given on areas such as obstetrics, malignant disease, and anaesthesia since it is expected that those undertaking treatment will have specialist knowledge and access to specialist literature. The BNF should be interpreted in light of professional knowledge and supplemented as necessary by specialised publications and by reference to the product literature. Information is also available from medicines information services. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on contents viewed on 1st July 2016. |
| Subject |
Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.
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Drugs -- Great Britain.
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| Other Author |
British Medical Association, issuing body.
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Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, issuing body
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BMJ Publishing Group, publisher.
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| Alt Title |
BNF
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BNF.org
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