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Produced by the Joint Formulary Committee, the BNF is one of the most commonly used and reliable sources of information for medication with distinct versions for children and adults: the BNF and the BNF for children (BNFc).The Paediatric Formulary Committee (PFC) takes responsibility for the BNFc content. Ensuring that you use the most appropriate BNF for your practice area is essential as medications, recommendations, licensing, legislation and monitoring differ for adults and children. The BNF is published in paper copy bi‐annually in September and March and the BNFc is published in paper copy once a year in September. There are electronic versions (as discussed later) which are frequently updated, so it is always advisable to use the electronic version to ensure the most up‐to‐date information is accessed. This chapter focuses on the BNFc; the BNF follows the same layout but has additional and different information pertaining to medicines use for adults.