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Data last updated 17 October 2025
Metadata last updated 17 October 2025
Created 17 October 2025
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Data Dictionary

Column Title Type Description
QUARTER Quarter string The quarter for which the claim for dispensed items has been submitted to NHSBSA
DISPENSER_ACCOUNT_TYPE Dispenser Account Type string The name of the dispensing account type.
LPS_DISPENSER_Y_N LPS Dispenser string An indication whether a dispenser is indicated as a Local Pharmaceutical Services (LPS) dispenser Y=Yes, N=No.
DISPENSER_CODE Dispenser Code string Dispenser code is the unique identifying code attributed to a dispensing organisation.
DISPENSER_NAME Dispenser Name string The name of the dispensing organisation.
AGED_16_18_AND_IN_FULL_TIME_EDUCATION_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
AGED_16_18_AND_IN_FULL_TIME_EDUCATION_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
AGED_60_OR_OVER_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
AGED_60_OR_OVER_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
HC2_CHARGES_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
HC2_CHARGES_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
HRT_PRE_PAYMENT_CERTIFICATE_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
HRT_PRE_PAYMENT_CERTIFICATE_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
INCOME_BASED_JOB_SEEKERS_ALLOWANCE_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
INCOME_BASED_JOB_SEEKERS_ALLOWANCE_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
INCOME_SUPPORT_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
INCOME_SUPPORT_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
MATERNITY_EXEMPTION_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
MATERNITY_EXEMPTION_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
MEDICAL_EXEMPTION_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
MEDICAL_EXEMPTION_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
NHS_TAX_CREDIT_EXEMPTION_CERTIFICATE_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
NHS_TAX_CREDIT_EXEMPTION_CERTIFICATE_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
NO_DECLARATION_DECLARATION_NOT_SPECIFIC_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
NO_DECLARATION_DECLARATION_NOT_SPECIFIC_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
NON_CHARGEABLE_CONTRACEPTIVE_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
NON_CHARGEABLE_CONTRACEPTIVE_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
PENSION_GUARANTEE_CREDIT_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
PENSION_GUARANTEE_CREDIT_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
PRE_PAYMENT_CERTIFICATE_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
PRE_PAYMENT_CERTIFICATE_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
SEXUAL_HEALTH_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
SEXUAL_HEALTH_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
UNASSIGNED_CHARGEABLE_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
UNASSIGNED_CHARGEABLE_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
UNDER_16_AGED_60_OR_OVER_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
UNDER_16_AGED_60_OR_OVER_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
UNIVERSAL_CREDIT_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
UNIVERSAL_CREDIT_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
WAR_MOD_PENSIONER_EXEMPTION_ITEMS Exemption Category number Number of Items for Exemption Category
WAR_MOD_PENSIONER_EXEMPTION_NIC_GBP Exemption Category number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) for Exemption Category
ITEMS_TOTAL Items number Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed.
NIC_GBP_TOTAL Net Ingredient Cost (NIC (£)) number Net Ingredient cost (NIC) is the basic price of a drug as stated in Part II Clause 8 of the Drug Tariff but please note that where a price concession for items listed in Part VIII of the Drug Tariff has been agreed between the Department of Health and So