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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 BNF reflects current best practice as well as legal and professional guidelines relating to the uses of medicines.

• 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
• Guidance on prescribing, monitoring, dispensing and administering medicines

It enables healthcare professionals to maximise the benefits of drug treatment and minimise the risks, while encouraging good compliance with treatment.

BNF 64 (October 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 guidance on the treatment of paracetamol poisoning
• New advice on the risk of fractures with proton pump inhibitors
• New advice on brand prescribing of adrenaline auto-injector devices for anaphylaxis
• Updated guidance on the treatment of HIV infection

Updated every six months, the BNF evaluates clinical evidence from diverse sources. The information is validated by a network of clinical experts and is published under the authority of a Joint Formulary Committee. The BNF reflects current best practice as well as legal and professional guidelines relating to the use of medicines.

Authors: British Medical Association and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

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