TY - GEN ED - Joint Formulary Committee TI - BNF 80 (British National Formulary) September 2020-March 2021 \ SN - 9780857113696 AV - RS125 .J65 2020 U1 - 615.1341 PY - 2020/// CY - London : PB - Pharmaceutical Press N1 - Description based upon print version of record. Immune system disorders and transplantation; 00 BNF 80 Front Cover -- 01 BNF IFC -- 01a BNF Insert -- 02 BNF Prelims -- Preface -- Contents -- General Information -- Acknowledgements -- BNF Staff -- Joint Formulary Committee -- Dental Advisory Group -- Nurse Prescribers&rsquo -- Advisory Group -- How BNF Publications are constructed -- How to use BNF Publications in print -- Changes -- 03 BNF Main Chapters -- Guidance on prescribing -- Prescription writing -- Emergency supply of medicines -- Controlled drugs and drug dependence -- Adverse reactions to drugs -- Guidance on intravenous infusions -- Medicines optimisation Antimicrobial stewardship -- Prescribing in children -- Prescribing in hepatic impairment -- Prescribing in renal impairment -- Prescribing in pregnancy -- Prescribing in breast-feeding -- Prescribing in palliative care -- Prescribing in the elderly -- Drugs and sport -- Prescribing in dental practice -- Chapter 1 Gastro-intestinal system -- Outline placeholder -- Chronic bowel disorders -- Constipation and bowel cleansing -- Diarrhoea -- Disorders of gastric acid and ulceration -- Food allergy -- Gastro-intestinal smooth muscle spasm -- Liver disorders and related conditions -- Obesity Rectal and anal disorders -- Reduced exocrine secretions -- Stoma care -- Chapter 2 Cardiovascular system -- Outline placeholder -- Arrhythmias -- Bleeding disorders -- Blood clots -- Blood pressure conditions -- Cardiovascular risk assessment and prevention -- Heart failure -- Hyperlipidaemia -- Myocardial ischaemia -- Oedema -- Vascular disease -- Chapter 3 Respiratory system -- Outline placeholder -- Airways disease, obstructive -- Allergic conditions -- Conditions affecting sputum viscosity -- Cough and congestion -- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Respiratory depression, respiratory distress syndrome and apnoea -- Chapter 4 Nervous system -- Outline placeholder -- Dementia -- Epilepsy and other seizure disorders -- Mental health disorders -- Movement disorders -- Nausea and labyrinth disorders -- Pain -- Sleep disorders -- Substance dependence -- Chapter 5 Infection -- Outline placeholder -- Amoebic infection -- Bacterial infection -- Fungal infection -- Helminth infection -- Protozoal infection -- Viral infection -- Chapter 6 Endocrine system -- Outline placeholder -- Antidiuretic hormone disorders -- Corticosteroid responsive conditions Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia -- Disorders of bone metabolism -- Dopamine responsive conditions -- Gonadotrophin responsive conditions -- Hypothalamic and anterior pituitary hormone related disorders -- Sex hormone responsive conditions -- Thyroid disorders -- Chapter 7 Genito-urinary system -- Outline placeholder -- Bladder and urinary disorders -- Bladder instillations and urological surgery -- Contraception -- Erectile and ejaculatory conditions -- Obstetrics -- Vaginal and vulval conditions -- Chapter 8 Immune system and malignant disease -- Immune system N2 - The British National Formulary (BNF) is the first choice for concise medicines information. Trusted by healthcare professionals across the world to support confident decision-making at the point of care. The new edition (BNF 80) provides up-to-date guidance on prescribing, dispensing, and administering medicines, plus legal and professional guidelines ER -