The BNF is authored by the Joint Formulary Committee and you can access it 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 (BNF) 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: 21 February 2024).
To reference the whole BNF 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: 21 February 2024).
