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Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) Monthly Administrative Data

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Community Prescribing & Dispensing

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Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) Monthly Administrative Data

PCA contains information on all prescriptions items dispensed in the community in England on a monthly basis and submitted to the NHSBSA for reimbursement.

PCA provides details of the costs and volumes of all prescriptions dispensed in the community in England. Data relating to medicines supplied as the Pharmacy First Clinical Pathways advanced service have been included in this publication.

This data mirrors the methodology used in the PCA Annual National Statistics publication. The latest statistical release, along with more information on what PCA contains, can be found on the NHSBSA website and you can specifically read the Prescription Cost Analysis Background Information and Methodology. The monthly PCA release is a monthly management information data set and is not an Official Statistic.

Data for February 2008 to March 2021 is available on the NHSBSA website in a legacy format.

Notices

10 June 2024

February 2024 data updated

Following the recent changes to the PCA data, to include information relating to pharmacy first, the February 2024 file has now been updated. Please note, this could potentially affect an API that has been set up previously depending on the method used.

For any support, please contact DataServicesSupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk.

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Field Value
Source NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Data warehouse
Contact NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA)
Version 1.0
State active
Last Updated April 17, 2025, 14:00 (UTC)
Created June 16, 2021, 14:46 (UTC)