NICE BNF

NICE BNF Free App

Rated 3.46/5 (659) —  Free Android application by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

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About NICE BNF

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has developed this free app as a useful offline reference for the British National Formulary (BNF).

The NICE BNF app is currently only available to NHS staff in England, Scotland and Wales.

Aimed at pharmacists, doctors, nurses, social care professionals and other healthcare professionals who prescribe and administer medicines, the app provides easy offline access to-up-to-date practical information on prescribing, dispensing and administrating medicines.

To use the NICE BNF app for the first time and to activate any content updates, you will need to enter your NHS Athens user name and password.

Users in England can register for an NHS Athens account by selecting the Journal and Database section on NHS Evidence.

Users in Scotland can register for an NHS Athens account by visiting The Knowledge Network website and selecting the login option at the top of the homepage.

Users in Wales register for an NHS Athens account by visiting the NHS Wales e-Library for health website and selecting the Athens option on the homepage.

Social care staff who meet the NHS Athens eligibility criteria can also download and access the content.

Features include:

• Browse and search offline up-to-date content from the British National Formulary (BNF)
• Optimised for Android phones and tablets
• Auto-complete search with filters for chapters, monographs, interactions and preparations
• Update notifications when new editions or updates are available
• Content bookmarking
• Accessible reading features

How to Download / Install

Download and install NICE BNF version 5.8 on your Android device!
Downloaded 100,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: uk.org.nice.bnf, download NICE BNF.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
Decommissioning banner
Version update NICE BNF was updated to version 5.8
Version update NICE BNF was updated to version 5.4.90
More downloads  NICE BNF reached 100 000 - 500 000 downloads
Version update NICE BNF was updated to version 4.4.38

What are users saying about NICE BNF

X70%
by X####:

I am using a galaxy s7 edge and the interface is messed up. Can you please fix this? Otherwise, the app is ok. Many thanks!

F70%
by F####:

Great app, really enjoyed it for 5 minutes until it told me that it wont be updated further and that a new, superior BNF app has been released! Either continue to update or get rid of it in favor of the new app!!!

X70%
by X####:

Good app however, scrolling in search list does not work correctly. Fixed now! Cheers

O70%
by O####:

Was good first time I downloaded it. Then I got a new phone and it won't let me sign in. Saying my username or password is invalid.

X70%
by X####:

Been good bit got stuck on repeated updates and had to reinstall to be able to use again

X70%
by X####:

A brilliant app for any prescriber or healthcare professional. It is laid out in a way that is easy to manage and is far more portable than the paper BNF. Would highly recommend.

F70%
by F####:

Great app!

N70%
by N####:

I'm a student that would like to access this to get some information for my essay but can't use it as not a NHS staff yet. But stuck. :(

M70%
by M####:

Good thing not to have to carry around the paper based version. However with the Nov. 2016 update in went into a loop, installing the same update again and again and again ....In the end I had to uninstall and reinstalled the app in order to terminate this process.

H70%
by H####:

Issue is that it keeps reminding me that 18th Nov update is available despite me updating when prompted

L70%
by L####:

Great app but now constantly asking for the November update despite having done the update. Please fix.

X70%
by X####:

Hi. Downloaded it. Great for what I want but everytime i go into it, it always wants to update. I try and download update but it won't update..

X70%
by X####:

Keeps requesting Nov 23 update.

X70%
by X####:

Problem updating. It keeps jamming on endocrine. When i reinstall same problem

B70%
by B####:

Due to an "unexpected error" I can't log in or view content. Developer says android bug is fixed. Not this one!

D70%
by D####:

Downloaded the app. Then when the content downloads it gets stuck at endocrine

R70%
by R####:

I have no idea what you've done to the app in the past few updates but I can't even login anymore :/

X70%
by X####:

Not working, after new update,download stuck at chapter 10.please fix

I70%
by I####:

No good if you're in Wales ????

H70%
by H####:

If you Dnt have a NHS email the bnf is available free on the nice website

X70%
by X####:

Not used the paper version for years now????????

X70%
by X####:

Help I can't search!

S70%
by S####:

Latest update not installing

X70%
by X####:

Latest update looks fantastic! Much easier to search for medication

X70%
by X####:

Was working fine but seems to not be yet compatible with Android Nougat. Can't download content after log in. Says there has been an unexpected error. Any chance of a fix soon? Need this for work! Thanks for the effort!

P70%
by P####:

Easy to use but recent update has made the 'breadcrumb' link at the bottom not always visible when viewing medications making it harder to back up through sections and decreasing functionality

U70%
by U####:

Now I have no icon for the app???? Can only access it through Google play. Why???

Z70%
by Z####:

The app rotates, even if I have screen rotation disabled in android. This has been like this for ages, the developers clearly have no interest in fixing it.

A70%
by A####:

All of a sudden I cannot find them anywhere. Please could developers check and sort?

Z70%
by Z####:

I've tried logging in with 2 different open Athens account and the app doesn't recognise either. I know my accounts are functional because they work on other sites. I can't allocate more than 1 star if I can't even log in.

Z70%
by Z####:

Can't "download content" as there's an "unexpected error". To not be compatible with a latest OS would be excusable if you didn't have over 8 months to prepare for its release. Useful app when working but really disappointed with lack of foresight of devs. Please update asap.

Z70%
by Z####:

Was working fine but seems to not be yet compatible with Android Nougat. Can't download content after log in. Says there has been an unexpected error. Any chance of a fix soon? Need this for work! Thanks for the effort!

Z70%
by Z####:

Ony S5, running the app overheats my phone and drains battery extremely quickly. Also, when looking up drugs and being told to see under a different drug, there is no direct link to the other drug, which would be useful and easy to do in an app

Z70%
by Z####:

I am using a galaxy s7 edge and the interface is messed up. Can you please fix this? Otherwise, the app is ok. Many thanks!

Z70%
by Z####:

As a medical student I use this app all the time to help look up drugs and interactions quickly and easily without flipping through all the pages. It does feel a bit clunky and clarity could be improved but otherwise it does what it needs to do and if a very helpful resource.

K70%
by K####:

Displays as tablet on galaxy s7 phones making it very hard to use. Otherwise one of my most used apps, thanks!

Z70%
by Z####:

App used to work brilliantly but does not work with android 7.0 nougat. App opens but on trying to download content or access existing content it throws up an error. Reported this to nice but have no response.

E70%
by E####:

Good programme, needs tweaking. Autorotate annoying and unable to print not share pages

Z70%
by Z####:

"There was an unexpected error. Press OK to be redirected to the landing page or cancel to continue " and pressing cancel does nothing

B70%
by B####:

Stopped working on nexus 5x with nougat update.. Damn shame.


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