British national formulary (BNF) 71, 2016

British national formulary. Edition 71 ,2016, 1436 p. This is a principal core textbook on drugs permitted for prescription in Britain, Australia and New Zealand. For all physicians and drug store people. The British National Formulary (BNF) provides up-to-date, practical guidance on prescribing, dispensing, and administering medicines.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.