Bnf-British National Formulary 67-Pharmaceutical Press (2014)[UnitedVRG].pdf

Preface
The BNF is a joint publication of the British Medical
Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. It is
published under the authority of a Joint Formulary
Committee which comprises representatives of the
two professional bodies, the UK Health Departments,
the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory
Agency, and a national guideline producer. The Dental
Advisory Group oversees the preparation of advice on
the drug management of dental and oral conditions; the
Group includes representatives of the British Dental
Association and a representative from the UK Health
Departments. The Nurse Prescribers’ Advisory Group
advises on the content relevant to nurses and includes
representatives from different parts of the nursing community
and from the UK Health Departments.
The BNF aims to provide prescribers, pharmacists, and
other healthcare professionals with sound up-to-date
information about the use of medicines.
The BNF includes key information on the selection,
prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines.
Medicines 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 on drugs is drawn from the manufacturers’
product literature, medical and pharmaceutical literature,
UK health departments, 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 editorial team
receives advice on all therapeutic areas from expert
clinicians; this ensures that the BNF’s recommendations
are relevant to practice.
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. BNF for Children should be consulted
for detailed information on the use of medicines
in children. The BNF should be interpreted in the 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 (see inside front cover).
It is important to use the most recent BNF information
for making clinical decisions. The print edition of the
BNF is updated in March and September each year.
Monthly updates are provided online via the BNF Publications
website bnf.org, MedicinesComplete, and the
NHS Evidence portal. The more important changes for
this edition are listed on p. xvii; changes listed online are
cumulative (from one print edition to the next), and can
be printed off each month to show the main changes
since the last print edition as an aide memoire for those
using print copies.
The website (bnf.org) includes additional information of
relevance to healthcare professionals. Other digital formats
of the BNF—including versions for mobile devices
and integration into local formularies—are also available.



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