FOI_02879_Dataset1
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | 1 July 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | 1 July 2025 |
| Created | 1 July 2025 |
| Format | text/csv |
| Licence | UK Open Government Licence (OGL) |
Data Dictionary
| Column | Title | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| BNF_CODE | BNF Code | string | The BNF Code is a 15-digit code in which the first seven digits are allocated according to the categories in the BNF and the last 8 digits represent the medicinal product, form, strength and the link to the generic equivalent product. NHS Prescription Services has created pseudo BNF chapters, which are not published, for items not included in BNF chapters 1 to 15. The majority of such items are dressings and appliances which NHS Prescription Services has classified into four pseudo BNF chapters (20 to 23). |
| PRESCRIBED_DATE | Prescribed Date | date | The date that the prescription was written. For repeat dispensing, this may be the date of the first issue. Prescribed date only applies to electronic prescriptions. |
| PRACTICE_CODE | Practice Code | string | The ODS code of the organisation which is at the level of Practice/ Cost Centre within the Prescriptions master data hierarchies. |
| 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. |