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Harvard referencing guide

Harvard Referencing for BNF and online materials etc..

Some examples of Harvard referencing for specific sources for Nursing students 

Material type   In text reference Bibliography
BNF in book format      

(Joint Formulary Committee, 2008) 

Later references can be abbreviated

(JFC, 2008)

Joint Formulary Committee (2008) British National Formulary. 55th Ed., London: British Medical Association and  Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
 
BNF online

(Joint Formulary Committee, 2013) 

Later references can be abbreviated

(JFC, 2013)

Joint Formulary Committee (2013) British National Formulary. [Online]. London: British Medical Association and  Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Available at: Medicines Complete Datadase, [Accessed 25 November 2013].
Martindale online                                                 (Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britian, 2013)                                                                     

(Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britian (2013) Title of entry. In: Martindale: the complete drug reference [Online]. London: Pharmaceutical Press. Available at: Medicines Comptete Database, [Accessed 25 November 2013].

Note 'Title of entry' above means, use here the title of the relevant webpage which will be in bold type in Martindale online

Remington online (Allen, 2013) Allen, L. V Jr. ed. (2013) Pharmacist Barriers to Effective Communication. In: Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy [Online] London: Pharmaceutical Press. Available at: Medicines Comptete Database, [Accessed 25 November 2013].
Medical Leaflet (Janssen-Cilag, 2013)

Author or Organisation. (Year if known) Title [Leaflet]. Place of publication: Publisher. 

Janssen-Cilag (2013) Patient information INTELENCE® :  etravirine tablets. [Leaflet]. Buckinghamshire: Janssen-Cilag. 

 Cochrane Review (Everett et al, 2011)

 Everett T., Bryant A., Griffin M.F., Martin-Hirsch P.P.L., Forbes C.A., and Jepson R.G. (2011) Interventions targeted at women to encourage the uptake of cervical screening. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD002834. Available at: DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002834.pub2 [Accessed 20 September 2015].