FOI-03654

Field	Value
Data last updated	2 April 2026
Metadata last updated	2 April 2026
Created	2 April 2026
Format	text/csv
Licence	Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)

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.
BNF_CHAPTER	BNF Chapter	string	The name of the BNF chapter where the drug is categorised
CHAPTER_DESCR	BNF Chapter Description	string	The name of the BNF chapter, or pseudo chapter for appliances, where the item is categorised
PDS_GENDER	Gender	string	Patient gender has been reported using the latest patient gender information from NHS Personal Demographic Service (PDS) held by the NHSBSA Information Services data warehouse at the time that the data was extracted. 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).
AGE_BAND	Age Band	string	Indicates the age band for identifiable patients. If a patient's age has not been able to be verified, the age band will be indicated as unknown.
DISPENSED_DDD	Dispensed Defined Daily Dose (DDD)	number	The DDD Total Value per Measure (DDD divided by the individual medicine strength), multiplied by the total dispensed quantity.