The year and month for which the claim for dispensed items has been submitted to NHSBSA in the format YYYYMM.

ICB code is the unique identifying code attributed to an Integrated Care Board (ICB).

The name of the Integrated Care Board (ICB).

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).

The individual preparation name of the drug, which may be proprietary or generic, followed by strength and form.

EPS items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed, dispensed using the electronic prescription service (EPS).

eRD items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed, dispensed using the electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) service

Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed.

The proportion of all prescription items that were dispensed using the electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) service, expressed as a percentage of total dispensed items.