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Field Value
Data last updated 12 November 2025
Metadata last updated 12 November 2025
Created 12 November 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.
EXEMPTION_CATEGORY_CODE Exemption Category Code string The specific code for the exemption category that was selected by the patient on the back of the prescription form.
EXEMPTION_CATEGORY Exemption Category string The exemption category that was selected by the patient on the back of the prescription form.
GENDER Gender string Patient gender has been reported using the latest patient gender information held by the NHSBSA Information Services data warehouse at the time that the data was extracted. This uses information from either the most recent Electronic Prescription Service
ITEM_COUNT Items number Items shows the number of times a product appears on a prescription form not the quantity prescribed.