British National Formulary for Children

BNF for Children (BNFC) is the standard UK paediatric reference for prescribing and pharmacology. It contains a wide range of information and advice on prescribing for children - from newborn to adolescence. 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. Authorship and Publication The BNFC is jointly published annually by BMJ (owned by the BMA), Pharmaceutical Press (owned by the RPS), Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group. The principal contributors are acknowledged in the front pages. It is overseen by the BNFC Paediatric Formulary Committee and edited by a team of pharmacists.