BNF for Children (BNFC) 2018-2019

Occasionally, it is necessary to include doses in the total daily dose format (e.g. 10 mg/kg daily in 3 divided doses); in these ...

After selecting and administering the most appropriate drug by the most appropriate route, patients should be monitored to ensur ...

Drug class monographs In earlier editions of the BNFC, information relating to a class of drug sharing the same properties (e.g. ...

Changes Monthly updates are provided online via Medicines Complete and the NHS Evidence portal. The changes listed below are cum ...

[therapeutic] in children aged 1 month– 5 years and 6 – 11 years]. .Ganciclovir p. 407. .Hydroxycarbamide p.^552. .Lacosamide p. ...

Guidance on prescribing General guidance Medicines should be given to children only when they are necessary, and in all cases th ...

InBNFforChildren, the term neonate is used to describe a newborn infant aged 0 – 28 days. The terms child or children are used g ...

assessment reports’will be published for new biosimilar medicines as they become available, seewww.sps.nhs.uk/ home/medicines/. ...

syrup, mannitol, maltitol, sorbitol, or xylitol are also marked ‘sugar-free’since they do not cause dental caries. Children rece ...

Prescription writing Shared care In its guidelines on responsibility for prescribing (circular EL ( 91 ) 127 ) between hospitals ...

by the British Pharmacopoeia Commission or another recognised body; whenever possible they reflect the names of the active ingre ...

Supply of medicines Overview When supplying a medicine for a child, the pharmacist should ensure that the child and the child’s ...

Emergency supply of medicines Emergency supply requested by member of the public Pharmacists are sometimes called upon by member ...

Controlled drugs and drug dependence Regulations and classification The Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971 as amended prohibits certain a ...

for Controlled Drugs that are subject to the prescription requirements must always state: .the name and address of the patient ( ...

Prescriptions to be supplied by a pharmacist in hospital are exempt from the requirements for private prescriptions. Dependence ...

Those travelling for more than 3 months are advised to make arrangements to have their medication prescribed by a practitioner i ...

Adverse reactions to drugs Yellow card scheme Any drug may produce unwanted or unexpected adverse reactions. Rapid detection and ...

the safety of medicines depends on the availability of information from routine clinical practice. The black triangle symbol ide ...

.Exacerbation of asthma e.g. with non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Non-immediate reactions,withoutsystemic involv ...