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Data last updated 14 August 2025
Metadata last updated 14 August 2025
Created 14 August 2025
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Licence Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)

Data Dictionary

Column Title Type Description
CALENDAR_YEAR Calendar Year number Indicates the relevant calendar year for each row of data.
AGE_BAND Age Band string Indicates the age band for identifiable patients. If a patient's age has not been able to be verified, the age band will be indicated as unknown.
ITEMS Items number Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed.
NET_INGREDIENT_COST_GBP 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 Social Care (DHSC) and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee the NIC will reflect the concession price rather than the Drug Tariff price. NIC is given in Pounds Sterling.