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Life and Health Sciences Harvard Referencing Guidelines: BNF - British National Formulary

Life and Health Sciences Harvard Referencing Guidelines

BNF- British National Formulary

The structure of your reference for BNF and BNFC is dependent upon whether you are using the print or electronic version.

If using a print copy of BNF or BNF for Children:

Name of formulary committee as author. (Year) Title of entry. British National Formulary [or BNF for Children], Volume, Dates covered by publication. London: BMJ Group and Pharmaceutical Press, page numbers. 

Reference List (print)

Example of the full reference at the end of your assignment:

Joint Formulary Committee. (2017) Brimonidine tartrate. British National Formulary, 74, September 2017- March 2018. London: BMJ Group and Pharmaceutical Press, 625-627.

In-text citation 

Example 1 - where the author's name occurs naturally in the sentence

Joint Formulary Committee (2017) ... 

If using the database (online) version of BNF or BNF for Children

Name of the formulary committee as author. (Year) Title of entry. British National Formulary [or BNF for Children], Volume, Dates covered by publication. London: BMJ Group and Pharmaceutical Press. Available at: URL [Accessed date].

Reference List (electronic)

Example of the full reference at the end of your assignment:

Paediatric Formulary Committee. (2017) Nocturnal enuresis in children. BNF for Children 2017-2018. London: BMJ Group and Pharmaceutical Press. Available at: https://www.medicinescomplete.com/#/ [Accessed 25 February 2018].

or

Joint Formulary Committee. (2017) Brimonidine tartrate. British National Formulary, 74, September 2017- March 2018. London: BMJ Group and Pharmaceutical Press. Available at: https://www.medicinescomplete.com/#/ [Accessed 26 October 2017].

In-text citation

Example 1 - where the author's name does not occur naturally in the sentence

Guidance on the use of brimonidine tartrate gel to treat redness and swelling of the skin after radiotherapy was updated following reports that it may cause hypotension and dizziness (Joint Formulary Committee 2017).

Other points to note

Points to note: 

  • Use the url for the database provider, https://www.medicinescomplete.com/#/, rather than the url for the exact entry page (the latter will be significantly longer).
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