Editing British National Formulary (section)

==Development==
Many individuals and organisations contribute towards the preparation of the BNF.  It is authored by [[Pharmaceutical Press]], the [[Royal Pharmaceutical Society]]'s (RPS) knowledge business; and is jointly published by the [[BMJ (company)|BMJ]] (owned by the [[British Medical Association|BMA]]), and Pharmaceutical Press (owned by the [[Royal Pharmaceutical Society|RPS]]). It is published under the authority of a Joint Formulary Committee (JFC),<ref name="BNF about">{{cite web|url=https://www.bnf.org/about/|title=BNF Publications - About - Our organisation|publisher=[[BMJ (company)|BMJ Group]] and [[Royal Pharmaceutical Society]]|website=www.bnf.org|access-date=16 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817060538/https://www.bnf.org/about/|archive-date=17 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> which comprises pharmacy, medical, nursing, and lay representatives; there are also representatives from the [[Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency]] (MHRA), the UK Health Departments, and a national guideline producer. 

Information on drugs is drawn from the manufacturers' product literature, medical and pharmaceutical literature, regulatory authorities and professional bodies.  Advice is constructed from clinical literature, and reflects, as far as possible, an evaluation of the evidence from diverse sources.  The BNF also takes account of authoritative national guidelines and emerging safety concerns.  In addition, the Joint Formulary Committee takes advice on all therapeutic areas from advisers from expert groups; this ensures that the BNF's recommendations are relevant to practice.  In September 2016, the [[National Institute for Health and Care Excellence]] (NICE) in the UK gave NICE accreditation to the processes to produce BNF publications; a further review in 2021 resulted in the successful renewal of accreditation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Accreditation decisions |url=https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/accreditation/accreditation-decisions |website=NICE |access-date=9 January 2023 |date=September 2021}}</ref>