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Field Value
Data last updated 31 March 2026
Metadata last updated 31 March 2026
Created 31 March 2026
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Licence Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)

Data Dictionary

Column Title Type Description
SUB_MED_GROUP Subject medicine groups string A, B, C. See drug grouping document for definitions
COPRESC_MED_GROUP Co-prescribed medicine group string 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - see drug grouping document for definitions
AGE_BAND Age Band string Indicates the age band for identifiable patients. Only for patients where the age has been identified, and is 2-years-old or above
YEAR_MONTH Year and Month number The year and month for which the claim for dispensed items has been submitted to NHSBSA in the format YYYYMM.
PATIENTS Unique Patients number A count of identified patients whose NHS Number was recorded during prescription processing, where each patient is counted once per row in which they appear, regardless of the number of prescriptions matching these criteria.