A list of drugs and other medical preparations. The British National Formulary is an authoritative, six-monthly publication containing information and advice on medicines and drugs. Published jointly by the British Medical Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain; it is distributed to all NHS doctors by the NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE (NICE). A companion volume (BNF-C) deals with children. Many hospitals and general practices produce their own formularies for use by their employed clinicians.