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Data last updated 2 June 2025
Metadata last updated 2 June 2025
Created 2 June 2025
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Data Dictionary

Column Title Type Description
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.
PRESCRIBING_AREA Prescribing Area string Indicates the area in which the item has been prescribed
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.

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