British pharmaceutical codex, 1973

Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

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A general disillusionment with conventional medicines, coupled with the desire for a "natural" life style has resulted in an increasing utilization of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) across the developed world. The global market for herbal products has grown rapidly in the past decade, yet the majority are not assessed for their quality, safety and efficacy. This completely revised and updated edition of Herbal Medicines aims to answer the questions raised for the healthcare professional by providing scientifically rigorous, impartial information on medicinal herbs. It contains: informs on quality, safety and efficacy; offersan overview of UK and European leglisation concerning herbal products; offers an account and examples ofthe scientific methods for investigating the chemical constituents of herbs and for determining their biological activities; deals with 148 herbs commonly present in herbal remedies sold by pharmacies in the UK; enables the healthcare professional to advise the public on the rational and safe use of medicines; and presents various appendices grouping together herbs with specific actions highlighting potential interactions with conventional medicine.

Herbal Medicines: A Guide for Health Care Profesionals

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Barnes, Joanne

Anderson, Linda A.

Phillipson, J. David

Barnes, Jo Anne

Alternative Medicine

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.

British National Formulary (BNF) 70: Joint Formulary Committee - 70 (September 2015)

Medical Books

British National Formulary

Pharmacology

The British National Formulary (BNF) is your essential reference book for prescribing, dispensing, and administering medicines.

British National Formulary (BNF) 71

The September 2016 British National Formulary (BNF 72) 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. BNF 72 has been revised and revalidated to reflect changes in product availability, emerging safety concerns and shifts in clinical practice. Access to the latest edition of the BNF is vital for healthcare professionals, as there are a large number of updates from one edition to the next. Some of the significant content updates for BNF 72 include: 
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<li>New safety information about the risk of abnormal pregnancy outcomes with sodium valproate and valproic acid</li>
<li>Updated guidance for conditions including asthma, obesity, coeliac disease, irritable bowel syndrome and prostate cancer</li>
<li>New drug monographs including edoxaban, albiglutide, dulaglutide, dasabuvir, and vortioxetine</li>
<li>Updated pregnancy-prevention advice for patients taking mycophenolate mofetil</li>
<li>Updated guidance on the risk of hepatitis B reactivation with BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and pomalidomide</li>
<li>Advice about the risk of ulceration with nicorandil treatment</li>
<li>NICE guidelines including the use of vedolizumab for treating moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease</li>
<li>New guidance on suspected or confirmed drug allergy</li>
<li>Evidence grading of BNF recommendations. 
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British National Formulary (BNF) 72

BNF 73 (March 2017) is the authoritative guide to prescribing, dispensing and administering medicines for all healthcare professionals. Access to the latest edition of BNF is vital for healthcare professionals. Compiled with the advice of clinical experts and continually updated to reflect the latest evidence from credible sources worldwide, this essential reference provides up-to-date guidance on prescribing, dispensing, and administering medicines. Not only does the BNF include a 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 and dosage. 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; validated by a network of leading clinicians from many spheres of clinical practice; and 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. As a result it is used widely as a touchstone reference, and cited by regulatory bodies and courts as a source of authority.

British National Formulary (BNF) 73

Trusted by healthcare professionals across the world to support confident decision-making at the point of care. The new edition provides up-to-date guidance on prescribing, dispensing, and administering medicines to children, plus legal and professional guidelines. Recommendations in the BNF for Children have been constructed on the basis of authoritative sources, emerging evidence, best practice guidelines and advice from a network of paediatric experts. The process is overseen by a paediatric formulary committee.

British National Formulary for Children 2021-2022

Paediatric Formulary Committee

Medicine

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