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Medicines information management must ensure that
prescribing
is not only safe and effective but also cost-effi cient. For
this to
be achievable, access to expert prescribing guidance must be
accompanied by management and communication of local
formulary
information.
The publishers of the BNF have answered this need by creating
BNFon FormularyComplete, providing a way for healthcare
professionals to
improve governance and demonstrate compliance.
BNF on FormularyCompleteis a unique formulary management and
communication tool that offers locally installable intranet
versions of BNF
and BNF for Children, alongside a framework that allows local
formularies
to be created, published and edited. Formulary managers can
effortlessly:
set formulary status; add unlicensed medicines into the BNF
framework
(if required); annotate BNF content with additional information
and alerts;
and link to institution-specific policies and procedures.
Published via a
central server, all relevant guidance can be made instantly
accessible to
staff and searchable via an institutions intranet.
The result is an improved formulary management system that
synchronises locally made formulary decisions and content with
BNF
guidance. The BNF and BNF for Children are recognised by the
General
Medical Council as must-use resources for good practice in
prescribing.1
Features: for Formulary Managers Easy to use editing tool
Allowing formulary managers to set formulary status; add
local
information to a BNF record and insert relevant hyperlinks
and
customisable status icons.
Advanced content organisation
Such as the ability to create content that can be displayed in
more
than one location, and more than one formulary.
Taxonomy-based
facility for local document management also available.
Compliance with NICE Technology Appraisals
Allows for publication of information about which NICE
technologyappraisals are included in a local formulary.
Formulary reports
Reports listing the records in the database according to
formulary
status can be generated on demand to meet offi cial
requirements
for disclosure.
Simple workflow management
A publishing queue offers a staging point for work in progress
so
that it can be checked before being made available to
clinical-end
users.
Audit trail of editorial actions
Includes a history view which provides an audit trail of
editing
actions and allows for checking previous versions.
Local branding
The logo of a hospital or trust is readily included on all
pages; its
name can be applied as the banner for locally added notes.
Features: for Clinical End-users Homepage and document
library
Provides end-users with a customized homepage showing RSS
news feeds, as well as a local document library, housing web
links to
organisation-specific information or external databases.
Clear display of local content
Records indicate formulary status with local information
posted
above BNF/BNFC content.
Record search with autocompletion of search terms
Entering two letters into the general search produces a
dropdown
list of potential search terms; the default is to search all
records inthe database, but the scope can be limited to one
formulary.
Find record from dm+d identifier
If the ID of a medicine concept in the Dictionary of Medicines
and
Devices is known, the path to the corresponding BNF record
may
be entered directly into the address bar.
Interactions checker; medicines search; table of contents
Each formulary within the platform has its own homepage
which
provides different ways for end-users to access content
depending
upon their needs.
Related information
Users can open links to scan information on other drugs and NICE
TAs
without having to close the drug record they first selected.
BNF on FormularyCompletehas been designed for networking within
health authorities; hospital trusts; clinical commissioning groups
or
organisations. If an organisation chooses not to use the local
formulary features, the product will also act as an offl ine
reference resource enabling
reliable access to BNF and BNFC content with no dependency on
internet connection.
Remote ClinicLaptop in remote
clini c/PC in a hom e offi ce(i.e. Pharmacist on call)
Medical Library
Publish Local Formulary
information + BNF guidance
PharmacyCreate, edit and publish local
information alongside BNF content
Doctors Offi ce
Mobile
Firewall
Main Server for
Hospital Trust etc
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The BNF provides up-to-date, practical guidance onprescribing,
dispensing, and administering medicines. It is theknowledge source
consulted over three million times a week inthe UK and regarded as
the number one prescribing resource
by four out of five NHS professionals2. BNF for Children
(BNFC)is the most up-to-date and comprehensive source of guidanceon
the clinical use of medicines in children.
BNF have partnered with MedKeeper to produce BNF
onFomularyComplete. For more information on Medkeeper
visitwww.medkeeper.com.
BNF: the authority in prescribing
PricingOur cost-effective solution is based on the number of
bedsif a single institution with discounts available for
multipleinstitutions. The licence allows for users to give access
to allstaff.
Technical requirementServer Installation:Application: Windows
Server 2003 or laterDatabase: PostgreSQLWeb-server: Apache Tomcat
5.x or laterClient Installation:Operating System: Windows
XP/Vista/7 or laterBrowser: Internet Explorer 6 or later; Mozilla
Firefox 3.0 orlater. PostgreSQL and Tomcat are included in the
softwareinstallation package. A full technical specification
forinstallation is available in advance for IT
departments.Contacts
For further information please contact:Pharmaceutical PressRoyal
Pharmaceutical Society1 Lambeth High StreetLondon SE1 7JNEmail:
[email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)20 7572 2266
TrialsFor a free four week trial or to arrange a demonstration
visit,contact [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7572 2266
Also Available: MedicinesCompleteProduced and updated by
Pharmaceutical Press,MedicinesComplete provides immediate online
access toup-to-date drug information sourced from an extensiverange
of the worlds most trusted references, includingMartindale: The
Complete Drug Reference, Stockleys Drug
InteractionsandAHFS. For more information
visitwww.medicinescomplete.com
The BNF is a product of the joint venture between the BMJ Group
and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. The BNFC is a product of the
joint
venture among the BMJ Group, the Royal College of Paediatrics
and Child Health, the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group,
and the RoyalPharmaceutical Society. The BNF and BNFC are published
by Pharmaceutical Press and BMJ Group on behalf of the joint
ventures.
1 General Medical Council, Good practice in prescribing and
managing medicines and devices General Medical Council (2013).
Available at:
http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/ethical_guidance/14316.asp
2Statistics taken from a Medicines Information Survey conducted
by independent market research agency Kantar Health, 2010.
START YOUR FREE TRIAL TODAY OR ARRANGE A DEMONSTRATION!For a
free four week trial or to arrange a demonstration visit, just
contact [email protected] or telephone: +44 (0) 20
7572 2266
For product demonstration and support materials visit:
www.bnfformularycomplete.com
