BNF for Children (BNFC) 2020-2021

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Vaccines update: restructure of Typhoid vaccine monograph—creation of monographs for typhoid vaccine (live) and typhoid vaccine (inactivated).

Adrenaline/epinephrine: recall of Emerade® 500 micrograms and Emerade® 300 micrograms auto-injectors, due to the potential for device failure [National Patient Safety Alert advice]. Anon (1978). "British National Formulary 1976-8". British Medical Journal. 2 (6136): 580–581. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6136.580-b. PMC 1606955. PMID 20792725. The entries are classified by group of drug, giving cautions for use, side effects, indications and dose for most of the drugs available for children in the UK National Health Service. It also includes information on the unlicensed uses of certain drugs. Though published in and for the United Kingdom, the vast bulk of the clinical information will apply in any country. Ciprofloxacin [update to include dosing in children from 12 years old for uncomplicated gonorrhoea and disseminated gonococcal infection]. Wade, O. L.; McDevitt, G. D. (1966). "Prescribing and the British National Formulary". British Medical Journal. 2 (5514): 635–637. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5514.635. PMC 1943465. PMID 20791099.Drugs that cause hepatotoxicity, drugs with CNS depressant effects, and drugs that increase serum potassium: pharmacodynamic effects drug groups revalidated and updated; see Appendix 1 interactions. Aronson, J. K. (2004). "Drug interactions-information, education, and the British National Formulary". British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 57 (4): 371–372. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2004.02125.x. PMC 1884473. PMID 15025733. Digital Medicines Information Suite". Archived from the original on 19 December 2008 . Retrieved 22 December 2008. MedicinesComplete

Council awards honorary membership to past chairman of the Joint Formulary Committee". The Pharmaceutical Journal. 283: 429. 2009 . Retrieved 20 January 2021.Morphine: important safety information updated to highlight availability of different strengths of oral solution. Information on drugs is drawn from the manufacturers' product literature, medical and pharmaceutical literature, regulatory authorities and professional bodies. Advice is constructed from clinical literature, and reflects, as far as possible, an evaluation of the evidence from diverse sources. The BNF also takes account of authoritative national guidelines and emerging safety concerns. In addition, the Joint Formulary Committee takes advice on all therapeutic areas from advisers from expert groups; this ensures that the BNF's recommendations are relevant to practice. In September 2016, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK gave NICE accreditation to the processes to produce BNF publications; a further review in 2021 resulted in the successful renewal of accreditation. [3] History [ edit ] Cefotaxime [update to dosing for uncomplicated gonorrhoea, and update to include dosing in children from 12 years old for disseminated gonococcal infection]. Clarithromycin [update to include dosing for prevention of invasive group A streptococcal infection in children from 6 months old and adults]. Controlled drugs and drug dependence: updated guidance on prescription requirements for Schedule 2 and 3 Controlled Drugs.

Vaccines update [classifications changed to Vaccines, live or Vaccines, inactivated and non-replicating]. Direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs): paediatric formulations [MHRA/CHM advice] (advice in rivaroxaban). Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors: breast-feeding advice for all drugs in class and individual drug monographs updated (see examples in fluoxetine and sertraline). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: potential risks following prolonged use after 20 weeks of pregnancy [MHRA/CHM advice]. It contains a wide range of information and advice on prescribing for children - from newborn to adolescence.BNF - NHS Evidence - Search Engine for Evidence in Health and Social Care". Archived from the original on 1 October 2012 . Retrieved 2012-06-14. A new edition of the BNF book is published twice-yearly, in March and September. [1] The current edition is 85, which was published in March 2023. It is a tradition that the colour of each new edition is radically different from the previous. [2] Availability [ edit ] Cefixime [update to include dosing in children from 12 years old for uncomplicated gonorrhoea and disseminated gonococcal infection]. British National Formulary for Children - editorial staff". BNFC. NICE . Retrieved 21 January 2021.