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The British National
Formulary (BNF) provides up-to-date, practical guidance on prescribing,
dispensing, and administering medicines. This essential reference
reflects current best practice as well as legal and professional
guidelines relating to the uses of medicines.
The resource includes:
• Guidance on the drug management of common conditions
•
Details of medicines prescribed within the UK with special reference to
their uses, cautions, contra-indications, side-effects, doses and
relative costs. This allows treatment to be tailored to the individual
needs of each patient
• Guidance on prescribing, monitoring, dispensing and administering medicines
The content is updated every 6 months, making it an up-to-date source of prescribing advice for informed decision-making.
BNF
66 (September 2013) has been revised and revalidated to reflect changes
in product availability, emerging safety concerns and shifts in
clinical practice. Access to the latest edition of the BNF is vital for
healthcare professionals, as there are a large number of updates from
one edition to the next.
Some of the significant changes in this edition include:
• New restrictions on the use of cilostazo
• Updated paediatric dose information for rifampicin and ethambutol for the treatment of tuberculosis
• Updated driving guidance for patients with diabetes mellitus
• New advice on the risk of atypical femoral fractures with denosumab
• Updated advice on the risk of serious cardiovascular disease with strontium ranelate
• Updated immunisation schedule for meningococcal group C conjugate and rotavirus vaccines
The
BNF evaluates clinical evidence from diverse sources with information
validated by a network of clinical experts and published under the
authority of a Joint Formulary Committee.
Authors: British Medical Association and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
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