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Field Value
Data last updated 17 September 2025
Metadata last updated 17 September 2025
Created 17 September 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.
ITEM_COUNT Items number Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed.
DISTANCE_SELLING_ITEM_COUNT Distance Selling Item Count number The number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed, limited to items dispensed by distance selling pharmacies.
DISTANCE_SELLING_PHARMACIES Distance Selling Pharmacy Count number The number of distance selling pharmacies that were active during that month.