Q. How do I Harvard reference the BNF and the BNFC?

The BNF  and the BNFC are authored by the Joint Formulary Committee and you can access them via our Medicines Complete subscription.

In-text citation:

Joint Formulary Committee (2024) or (Joint Formulary Committee, 2024).

Example:

"As noted in the British National Formulary for Children (BNFC) the recommended dosage for children under 12 is...(Joint Formulary Committee, 2024)."

Reference list:

For an individual entry follow the Cite Them Right guidance for an online reference work.

Author (Year of publication) 'Title of chapter/section', in Title of reference source. Available at: URL (Accessed: date).

Example:

Joint Formulary Committee (2024) 'Paracetamol', in British National Formulary. Available at: https://www-medicinescomplete-com.apollo.worc.ac.uk/#/content/bnf/_970446495 (Accessed: 6 November 2024). 

Joint Formulary Committee (2024) 'Paracetamol', in British National Formulary for Children. Available at: https://www-medicinescomplete-com.apollo.worc.ac.uk/#/content/bnfc/_970446495 (Accessed: 6 November 2024). 

To reference the whole BNF or BNFC use the guidance for a website.

Joint Formulary Committee (2024) British National Formulary. Available at: https://www-medicinescomplete-com.apollo.worc.ac.uk/#/browse/bnf (Accessed: 6 November 2024).

Joint Formulary Committee (2024) British National Formulary for Children. Available at: https://www-medicinescomplete-com.apollo.worc.ac.uk/#/browse/bnfc (Accessed: 6 November 2024).