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.

BNF 63 (March 2012) has been revised and revalidated to reflect changes in product availability, emerging safety concerns and shifts in clinical practice. Some significant updates include:

• Updated advice on the safe use of bowel cleansing preparations
• Updated guidance on the management of stable angina and long-term prevention of cardiovascular events
• Updated guidance on the management of hypertension
• Updated guidance on the use and monitoring of warfarin
• New advice on antiepileptic hypersensitivity syndrome
• Updated advice on changing from a progestogen-only oral contraceptive to a combined oral contraceptive
• Updated advice on the use of antithyroid drugs during pregnancy
• Revised guidance on the risk of gastro-intestinal events with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

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.

The BNF is also available as an ebook.

Content of the BNF 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 adminstering medicines.

The content is updated every 6 months in print, making it an up-to-date source of prescribing advice for informed decision-making.

BNF Publications are now available via a print subscription.

• BNF Subscription for 1 year
• BNF + BNFC Subscription 1 year
• BNF Subscription for 2 years 
• BNF + BNFC Subscription 2 years 

Benefits of purchasing via subscription include:

• Constant access to the latest medical information as it publishes
• Significant financial savings on 1 and 2 year subscriptions, including package BNF/BNFC subscriptions
• Removes the need for repeat ordering and allows you to receive your copy as soon as it is published.

Also available via all major subscription agents.