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Field Value
Data last updated 5 August 2025
Metadata last updated 5 August 2025
Created 5 August 2025
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Data Dictionary

Column Title Type Description
PERIOD Year and Month number The year and month for which the claim for dispensed items has been submitted to NHSBSA in the format YYYYMM.
SICBL_CODE SICBL Code string SICBL code is the unique identifying code attributed to a Sub-ICB Location (SICBL).
SICBL_NAME SICBL Name string The name of the to a Sub-ICB Location (SICBL)
PRACTICE_CODE Practice Code string Practice code is the unique identifying code attributed to a paitent practice.
PRACTICE_NAME Practice Name string The name of the patient practice
MONTELUKAST Montelukast number Number of patients prescribed Montelukast. Numbers have been calculated at Practice level and have no double counting however do not add up patient numbers because patients may be in more than one age band or geography
AGE_BAND Age Band string Indicates the age band for identifiable patients. Any patients with no recorded age are excluded
GENDER Gender string Patient gender has been reported using the latest patient gender information held by the NHSBSA Information Services data warehouse at the time that the data was extracted. This uses information from either the most recent Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) message or from the last time that NHSBSA received data about the patient's gender from NHS Personal Demographics Service. Gender is either: Male, Female, Not Known (where no information is held) or Indeterminate (where information is held which does not confirm either Male or Female).