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PHARMACEUTICAL PRESS MAJOR REFERENCE WORK

Paperback Pub Date: March 2012 Extent: 1104 pages Format: 215 x 130 mm
ISBN: 978 0 85711 023 7 Price: 39.99/$63.00
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British National Formulary

EDITION:

63 (March 2012 September 2012)

Published jointly by the British Medical Association and
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

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PRODUCT SUMMARY:
The authoritative guide to prescribing, dispensing and administering
medicines for all healthcare professionals

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UNIQUE BENEFITS:
- Used 600,000 times a day, 3 million times a week in the UK alone
- Valued for quality, reliability and independence
- As a point-of-care tool, it is important that it provides practitioners with the most up-to-date
information and therefore the latest edition is essential

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READERSHIP:
Prescribers in the NHS; pharmacists, nurses, dentists and other healthcare professionals;
lawyers, policy makers, health systems managers. Anyone working in healthcare and all
students training to join the health professions.

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INTERNATIONAL RELEVANCE:
Unlike many other local alternatives, the BNF and BNF for Children are unique in bringing
together authoritative, independent guidance on best practice with clinically validated drug
information, enabling healthcare professionals to select safe and effective medicines.
Both resources provide essential practical information when treating individuals who have
been prescribed medicines from the UK. They can also be used to support regulatory work
and preparation of national formularies in other countries.

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DESCRIPTION:
Nobody working in healthcare can afford to be without the latest edition of BNF.
Compiled with the advice of clinical experts and continually updated to reflect the latest
evidence from all credible sources worldwide, this essential reference provides up-to-date
guidance on prescribing, dispensing, administering, and monitoring medicines.
Not only does the BNF include the widely accepted framework for the drug management of
common diseases, it also includes details of medicines prescribed in the UK, with special
reference to their uses, cautions, contraindications, side-effects, dosage and relative costs.

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PHARMACEUTICAL PRESS MAJOR REFERENCE WORK

Paperback Pub Date: March 2012 Extent: 1104 pages Format: 215 x 130 mm
ISBN: 978 0 85711 023 7 Price: 39.99/$63.00
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This allows treatment to be tailored to the individual needs of each patient.

The BNF is updated in print every six months by an expert team of pharmacists, with guidance
and validation from a network of leading clinicians, overseen by a Joint Formulary Committee
with representatives from all spheres of clinical practice. The BNF reflects current best
practice as well as legal and professional guidelines relating to the use of medicines. As a
result it is used widely as a touchstone reference, and cited in Parliaments and courts as a
source of authority.
Available online as part of MedicinesComplete and available via all smartphone platforms.

PREVIOUS EDITION:
British National Formulary 62 (ISBN: 978 0 85369 981 1) Published September 2011