BNF + BNFC

Pharmaceutical Press Limited

About this app

British National Formulary (BNF) and BNF for Children (BNFC) are the first choice for concise medicines information and trusted by healthcare professionals to support confident decision-making at the point of care.

The BNF + BNFC app makes it easy to access up-to-date BNF and BNFC guidance on prescribing, dispensing and administering medicines, even when you are offline.

The app use is exclusive to UK-based individuals undertaking work (or training) for the NHS. Downloading the app will indicate your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions [http://www.bnf.org/products/bnfbnfcapp/bnf-bnf-app-terms-and-conditions/]. If you do not agree to the Terms and Conditions, you may not use the app.

The BNF + BNFC app provides:

· Simple search or browse interface, allowing you to easily switch between
content, colour-coded to aid navigation
· Full functionality online and offline
· Powerful interactions checker tool
· BNF + BNFC content updated every month

Ratings and reviews

It used to be a very good and useful app. So handy comparing to the hard copy, easy to use and full of useful information. However, after the last update, the app has stopped working for me. It looks fine at first. But then, no matter which product I search, I get an error notification that "the data for this product haven't been uploaded". So it has become practically unusable...

Used to work really well, then a few months ago it completely stopped working. All I could get was a plain blue screen. I was advised that the issue seemed to just be on my device. I now have a new phone so thought, great I'll try again. Alas, now all I get is the screen saying BNF + BNFC & can't do anything with it, so have had to give up on it again. Update...after a while it did let me log in & is currently working for me, so I have upped it to 3 stars as it seems inconsistent.

Easier to use and more convenient than paper. However it annoys me with repeated notifications that it wants to update itself but shows no indication in the app if it does, and has no way in-app to check or force an update. Then, often, when I do want to use it it decides that is the perfect moment to enforce an update and render itself useless for a time dependent on the current speed of the internet connection. Books at least go out of date gracefully!

What’s new

In this update to the British National Formulary, we have made 5 significant changes in drug monographs and treatment summaries. There have been significant dose changes to 4 drug monographs, and 1 classification change. We have also added 3 new monographs and details about 2 monographs. Lastly, we have deleted 1 monograph.