Includes index.

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 --
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.

The March 2020 British National Formulary (BNF 79) is your essential reference book for prescribing, dispensing, and administering medicines.