A new BNF & BNFC App is available to download from App Store and Google Play.  Containing the latest content from both the BNF and BNF for Children (BNFC), the app provides access to practical, evidence-based medicines information whenever – and wherever – it is needed.

The App is aimed at prescribers, pharmacists, and other health and social care professionals working within the NHS in the UK who need accurate, up-to-date information about the use of medicines. It features the same content structure as the BNF print and web editions and has been purpose-built for iOS and Android platforms.

The App’s predictive searching is fast and intuitive, the BNF drug monographs make dosage and prescribing information immediately accessible, and the arrangement of information into sections on Drugs, Treatment summaries, Interactions, Medical devices, Borderline substances and Wound care makes it easy to navigate. The App includes a robust interactions checker that makes identifying potentially serious issues between combinations of drugs quick and simple.

The App lets users search and retrieve BNF content without a connection to the internet. Its clinical content is updated every month, so users can be sure they are basing their decisions on the latest information available.

BNF Director, Karen Baxter comments:

“The new BNF & BNFC App has been designed to be responsive, interactive and very easy to access, saving clinicians valuable time. We have had great initial feedback from our test group on its intuitive design and ease of use.  This new digital format adds to the range of ways health professionals can access BNF content and we are delighted to be able to share it with you.”

Commercial users of the BNF who wish to use the App should contact opsteam@rpharms.com to discuss licencing arrangements.