BNF 84 (British National Formulary) September 2022-March 2023: 84: September 2022 - March 2023

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Prescriptions should be written in ink or otherwise so as to be indelible, should be dated, should state the name of the patient, should state the address of the prescriber, should contain particulars indicating whether the prescriber is a doctor, dentist, or nurse, and should be signed by the prescriber. Information about the use of specific drugs during pregnancy and breast-feeding can be found in their drug monographs under Pregnancy, and Breast-feeding (e.

The only exception is where there is a demonstrable difference in clinical effect between each manufacturer’s version of the formulation, making it important that the patient should always receive the same brand; in such cases, the brand name or the manufacturer should be stated. A Directions for administration section contains the information about intravenous administration previously located in Appendix 4. MedicinesComplete makes it easy for healthcare professionals to access essential medicines information at the point of care.

Drug monographs – where possible, all information that relates to a single drug is contained within its drug monograph, moving information previously contained in the prescribing notes. Changes listed online are cumulative (from one print edition to the next), and can be printed off each month to show the main changes since the last print edition as an aide memoire for those using print copies. A pharmacist can exercise professional skill and judgement to amend or include more appropriate wording for the name of the medicine, the directions for use, or the precautions relating to the use of the medicine. updated guidance for immunisation of neonates in-line with Public Health England/UK Health Security Agency recommendations.

When prescriptions are to be signed by general practitioner registrars, assistants, locums, or deputising doctors, the name of the doctor printed at the bottom of the form must still be that of the responsible principal.With over 6 million of the world’s best eBooks to choose from, Kobo offers you a whole world of reading. The dose panel also contains, where known, an indication of pharmacokinetic considerations that may affect the choice of dose, and dose equivalence information, which may aid the selection of dose when switching between drugs or preparations. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).