Subsequently the National Formulary Committee ( NFC ), consisting of representatives from the public and private health sectors and the University Medical Schools a formulary committee was set up with him as its first chairman.
32.
The British National Formulary states, " Alcohol is a poor hypnotic because its diuretic action interferes with sleep during the latter part of the night . " Alcohol is also known to induce alcohol-related sleep disorders.
33.
Many of these ( and other ) nurses will also undertake training in independent and supplementary prescribing, which allows them ( as of 1 May 2006 ) to prescribe almost any drug in the British National Formulary.
34.
He was Chairman of TV production company GRB Entertainment ( 2000 ), Pharmaceutical Press ( 2001-2013 ), the British National Formulary ( 2004-2013 ), RCN Publishing ( 2011-2012 ), Globelynx ( 2010-) ( part of the Press Association ), and Skips Educational.
35.
The British National Formulary used to provide a table of drugs to be avoided or used with caution in pregnancy, and did so using a limited number of key phrases, but now Appendix 4 ( which was the Pregnancy table ) has been removed.
36.
In 1971 Harman took over the chairmanship of the British National Formulary and between 1975-1978 was instrumental in persuading the Department of Health and Social Security to make it the National Health Service's medicine handbook at a time when its existence was under threat.
37.
When including prices, they would need to be matched to reliable sources, which is fairly easy in most cases as prices are given in many textbooks such as the British National Formulary, by government agencies, and by international governmental organization such as the World Health Organization.
38.
In the 1970s Sri Lanka demonstrated that a state buying agency linked to a national formulary was a viable and powerful instrument for reducing drug costs without compromising quality, for saving foreign exchange, for rationalising drug usage and for supplying essential drugs at reasonable prices to the whole community.
39.
The British National Formulary previously issued blanket warnings of 10 % cross-reactivity, but, since the September 2008 edition, suggests, in the absence of suitable alternatives, oral cefixime or cefuroxime and injectable cefotaxime, ceftazidine, and ceftriaxone can be used with caution, but the use of cefaclor, cefadrocil, cefalexin, and cefradine should be avoided.
40.
It required that active ingredients be placed on the label of a drug s packaging and that drugs could not fall below purity levels established by the United States Pharmacopeia or the National Formulary . " The Jungle " by Upton Sinclair was an inspirational piece that kept the public's attention on the important issue of unsanitary meat processing plants that later led to food inspection legislation.
