E-drug: British National Formulary
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Dear E-Druggers,
An interesting article was published in BMJ on the occasion of the
publication of the 25th edition of BNF:
Wade OL. British National Formulary: its birth, death, and rebirth. BMJ
1993;306:1051-4
The abstract of the article is given below:
"The British National Formulary is a direct descendant of the National War
Formulary, in which the titles of the preparations were in Latin and the
doses in minims and grains. The British National Formulary was born in
1948, did a good job for about 20 years, but sickened and died in 1976. It
was reborn in 1981. Parturition was painful with a very hostile reception
from the media and the drug industry, but it survived and has grown in
stature. The 25th edition was published in February. Wish it well for the
next 25 issues."
DR.EKBAL.B
ekbal@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in
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