British National Formulary borderline substances

Details of borderline substances can be found in Part XV of the Drug Tariff for England and Wales (see Section 2.4.1) and Part X of the Northern Ireland Drug Tariff (see Section 2.4.2). Information can also be found in Appendix 7 of the British National Formulary. 

It is important that pharmacists are aware of the contents of the relevant part of the Drug Tariffs. Each Drug Tariff is updated on a monthly basis and so is the primary reference source for information on borderline substances. However, the British National Formulary does also indicate whether an item would need to be endorsed ACBS before being supplied by listing the various product in Appendix 7. 

You may wish to advise the patient of other items that are available on NHS prescription forms for patients with gluten sensitive enteropathies. Where would you find the necessary information Information as to which products can be prescribed on an NHS prescription can be found by consulting the Drug Tariff (see Section 2.4). Specific foods (i.e. borderline substances) can be found in the respective parts of the Drug Tariff for England and Wales (see Section 2.4.1, Part XV) or the Northern Ireland Drug Tariff (see Section 2.4.2, Part X) or in Appendix 7 of the British National Formulary (see Section 2.6.1). 

The aim of this chapter is to describe iodine intakes based on the calculated amounts for standard infant formulas available in the UK, and for all proprietary enteral preparations that can be used as standalone feeds for complete nutrition. The proprietary preparations highlighted in this review are those that are fisted in the British National Formulary, and the corresponding version for Children 2006 (British National Formulary for Children, 2006) mostly in the section Appendix A2 Borderline Substances excluding those which we know have been discontinued (from 2007). Enteral supplements which are not the sole source of nutrition have not been included, as potential iodine intake will be variable and dependent on the proportion of enteral supplement consumed, as well as the amount and iodine content of nonsupplemented food. 

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