BNF Search Tool

A fast, efficient Raycast extension designed for nurses, students, and healthcare professionals. It allows you to search the British National Formulary (BNF) and BNFC (Children's Formulary) directly from your keyboard.

Features

• Dual Formulary Support: Seamlessly toggle between BNF (Adults) and BNFC (Children) using a simple dropdown menu.
• Smart Direct Search:
  • Intelligently checks if a direct drug monograph exists (e.g., searching "Paracetamol" takes you straight to the specific page).
  • If a direct page is not found (e.g., for a condition like "Acne" or a typo), it automatically falls back to the standard search results page.
• Fast & Lightweight: Uses a "Head" request to verify links instantly without downloading full pages.
• Privacy Focused: No patient data is entered or stored; it is purely a reference search tool.

How to Use

1. Open Raycast and search for BNF.
2. Select Source:
   • Default is BNF (Adults).
   • Select BNFC (Children) from the dropdown if needed.
3. Enter Search Term: Type a medication name (e.g., Amoxicillin) or a clinical topic.
4. Submit: Press Cmd + Enter to open the browser.

Technical Details

This extension uses the Raycast API and node-fetch. It constructs a potential URL based on the user's input (converting "Bowel Cancer" to bowel-cancer) and sends a HEAD request to the NICE website.

• If status 200 (OK): Opens the direct URL.
• If status 404 (Not Found): Opens the query search URL.

Author

Jack Smith (Student Nurse)

License

MIT