About BNFC
A joint publication of the British Medical Association, the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, the Royal College of
Paediatrics and Child Health, and the Neonatal and Paediatric
Pharmacists Group, BNF for Children ('BNFC') is published
under the authority of a Paediatric Formulary Committee.
Many areas of paediatric practice have suffered from inadequate
information on effective medicines. BNFC addresses this knowledge
gap by providing practical information on the use of medicines in
children of all ages from birth to adolescence. Medicines for
Children (RCPCH Publications Ltd) and the British National
Formulary itself form the basis for BNFC. Information in BNFC
has been validated against emerging evidence, best-practice
guidelines, and crucially, advice from a network of clinical
experts.
Drawing information from manufacturers' literature where
appropriate, BNFC also includes a great deal of advice that goes
beyond marketing authorisations (product licences). This is
necessary because licensed indications frequently do not cover the
clinical needs of children; in some cases, products for use in
children need to be specially manufactured or imported. Careful
consideration has been given to establishing the clinical need for
unlicensed interventions with respect to the evidence and
experience of their safety and efficacy; local paediatric
formularies, clinical literature and national information resources
have been invaluable in this process.
The fourth edition of BNF for Children (BNFC
2009) - published July 2009
To order printed copies, please contact:
RPS Publishing
1 Lambeth High Street
London SE1 7JN
UK
UK trade and sales enquiries:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7572 2343
Fax: +44 (0)20 7572 2509
Email:
pharmpress@rpsgb.org
Email:
enquiries@rpsgb.org
BNFC online access to text
BNFC.org was launched in June 2005 and
from summer 2005 has provided access to the complete text of the
BNF for Children. Further Information can be found at:
http://bnfc.org/bnfc/registration.htm. Visitors are required
to register in order to view the BNF for Children
text.
A PDA version of the BNFC is now available from Skyscape -
Click here to
find out more.