Table 1

Prespecified drug classes and corresponding BNF chapter and section.

BNF chapter and sectionDrug class
2.2Diuretics
2.5Hypertension and heart failure
2.12Lipid-regulating drugs
3.1Bronchodilators
3.2Corticosteroids (respiratory)
4.1Hypnotics and anxiolytics
4.2Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders
4.3Antidepressant drugs
4.10Drugs used in substance dependence
5.1Antibacterial drugs
6.1Drugs used in diabetes
7.3Contraceptives
  • BNF, British National Formulary.