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British National Formulary is published jointly by BMJ and Pharmaceutical Press, the publishing division of Royal Pharmaceutical Society. BNF for Children is published jointly by BMJ, Pharmaceutical Press, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group.

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