Editing British National Formulary (section)

==Availability==
BNF content is available digitally via a website and mobile app, and as a book.  The book is available for purchase.  In 2023, NICE announced their decision to stop the supply of print BNF to NHS organisations in England.  The same decision was made by Scotland and Wales.<ref name="BNF book"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.evidence.nhs.uk/nhs-evidence-content/bnf |title=BNF - NHS Evidence - Search Engine for Evidence in Health and Social Care |access-date=2012-06-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001024033/http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/nhs-evidence-content/bnf |archive-date=1 October 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>  NHS workers and healthcare professionals in the [[HINARI]] group of developing nations are entitled to free access via MedicinesComplete following registration (requires provision of a name, an address, an email address, and a phone number).  Other visitors can subscribe to the BNF on MedicinesComplete.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.medicinescomplete.com/mc/ |title=Digital Medicines Information Suite |access-date=2008-12-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219062431/http://www.medicinescomplete.com/mc/ |archive-date=19 December 2008 |df=dmy-all }} MedicinesComplete</ref>  Healthcare organisations can also subscribe to a customisable BNF via their corporate online intranet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnfformularycomplete.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925205851/http://www.bnfformularycomplete.com/ |archive-date=2011-09-25|title=BNF FormularyComplete}} BNF on FormularyComplete</ref>  In 2017, BNF Publications released applications for offline access to the BNF on [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] devices.  Monthly content updates are available, over an internet connection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nice.org.uk/About/What-we-do/NICE-apps-for-smartphones-and-tablets|title=NICE apps for smartphones and tablets|publisher=[[National Institute for Health and Care Excellence]]|website=www.nice.org.uk|date=April 2014|access-date=19 July 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813081104/http://www.nice.org.uk/About/What-we-do/NICE-apps-for-smartphones-and-tablets|archive-date=13 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> NICE provides a website providing the content of the BNF for non-commercial to the public, including non-NHS users.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bnf.nice.org.uk/|title=BNF (British National Formulary|work=nice.org.uk|url-access=limited|access-date=2023-08-04}}</ref>

The BNF also includes the Nurse Prescribers' Formulary (NPF) and other NPF content for use by [[District nurse|District Nurse]]s and Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (including [[Health visitor|Health Visitor]]s), who have received training to become nurse prescribers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BNF is only available in the UK |url=https://www.nice.org.uk/bnf-uk-only |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=NICE}}</ref>