LibGuides: Nursing & Midwifery: Prescribing

The resources on this page are for Prescribers

SCRIPT Nursing
A national e-learning programme, designed to encourage safe and effective prescribing and medicines management, through resources aligned to guidance from professional bodies such as the General Medical Council and Royal Pharmaceutical Society. This resource is only available to NHS employees. and students on NHS placement.

To use the service you need to register first using your DMU email address, thereafter you can login.
SCRIPT Paramedicine
A national e-learning programme, designed to encourage safe and effective prescribing and medicines management, through resources aligned to guidance from professional bodies such as the General Medical Council and Royal Pharmaceutical Society. This resource is only available to NHS employees and students on NHS placement.

To use the service you need to register first using your DMU email address, thereafter you can login.

Drug Information

BNF
The authority on the selection and use of medicines. The BNF is organised for quick reference and provides information for healthcare professionals on safe and effective use of medicines, and the management of common conditions. Hosted on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's MedicinesComplete website.
BNF for Children
Guidance on the actions and uses of drugs prescribed in the UK for children. Hosted on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's MedicinesComplete website.

British Pharmacopoeia This link opens in a new window
Up-to-date, authoritative resource on standards for medicinal substances and pharmaceutical products in the UK: descriptions of drugs, dose rates, indications and contra-indications.

Drug information from NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)
This link gives access to the BNF, the BNF for Children and the CKS (Clinical Knowledge Summaries) along with a number of other resources provided by NICE
Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference
Information and background on conventional and complementary drugs and associated compounds, international proprietary names, and disease treatments. Hosted on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's MedicinesComplete website.
Stockley's Drug Interactions
Comprehensive information on drug interactions. Hosted on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's MedicinesComplete website.

Citing and Referencing the BNF

Whether you are accessing the BNF via Medicines Complete or the NICE website, give BNF as the author
“Year of publication” is the year the online BNF was last updated. This information can be found on the specific page you are referencing. The online BNF is updated on the 15^th of every month, so it is likely that the year you enter into the reference will be the current or previous year.
You must add the exact URL which leads to the webpage you are referencing. You must have a different reference for each different page.

Cite Them Right Harvard

Example:

BNF (2020) Atorvastatin. Available at: https://www.medicinescomplete.com/#/content/bnf/_138735514?hspl=atorvastatin (Accessed: 4 February 2021).

BNF (2020) Atorvastatin. Available at: https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drug/atorvastatin.html (Accessed: 4 February 2021).

In-text reference:

BNF (2020) or (BNF, 2020)

DMU Harvard

Example:

BNF (2020) Atorvastatin [Online] British National Formulary. Available from: https://www.medicinescomplete.com/#/content/bnf/_138735514?hspl=atorvastatin [Accessed 04/02/21].

BNF (2020) Atorvastatin [Online] British National Formulary. Available from: https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drug/atorvastatin.html [Accessed 04/02/21].

In-text reference:

BNF (2020) or (BNF, 2020)

Professional Societies and Organisations

General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
The independent regulator for Pharmacy responsible for protecting, promoting and maintaining the health, safety and wellbeing of members of the public by upholding standards and public trust in pharmacy.
Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPSGB)
The professional body for Pharmacy

Further Research

Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Unique source of reliable, up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care, including evidence-based systematic reviews and clinical trials. No username or password required in the United Kingdom.

ChemSpider

ChemSpider
A free chemical structure database from the Royal Society of Chemistry. It can be searched by name or structure.

Nursing & Midwifery: Prescribing

Drug Information

Citing and Referencing the BNF

Professional Societies and Organisations

Further Research

ChemSpider

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