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Lothian Community Prescribing
Population Size
Not reported
Years
2009
Associated BioSamples
None/not available
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom
Scotland
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Lead time
Not applicable
Summary
Summary of prescriptions that are dispensed in the community (i.e. not within hospitals) throughout the NHS Lothian region.
Documentation
Drugs and medical devices dispensed by community pharmacies since 2009 where the prescriber is located within NHS Lothian. Includes drug strength, formulation and dispensed quantity data. Dispensed prescriptions are coded using British National Formulary (BNF) hierarchy.
Dataset type
Health and disease
Dataset sub-type
Not applicable
Associated media
Keywords
DataLoch, Prescriptions, Public Health Scotland, SIMD, Pharmacy, PHS
Observations
Observed Node | Disambiguating Description | Measured Value | Measured Property | Observation Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Events | Number of items dispensed to patients. | 155000000 | Count | 17 Aug 2022 |
Events | Number of prescriptions dispensed to patients. A single prescription may have multiple items dispensed. | 101000000 | Count | 17 Aug 2022 |
Provenance
Source of data extraction
Other
Collection source setting
Primary care - Clinic, Prescribing - Community pharmacy
Patient pathway description
Primary care prescription data limited to prescriber based within NHS Lothian.
Image contrast
Not stated
Biological sample availability
None/not available
Details
Publishing frequency
Monthly
Version
1.0.0
Modified
06/09/2024
Citation Requirements
Public Health Scotland
Coverage
Start date
01/01/2009
Time lag
2-6 months
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom, Scotland, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian, Midlothian
Maximum age range
150
Follow-up
Other
Accessibility
Language
en
Controlled vocabulary
LOCAL
Format
text/csv
Data Access Request
Dataset pipeline status
Not available
Access rights
Time to dataset access
Not applicable
Access request cost
Access service description
Jurisdiction
GB-SCT
Data use limitation
Project-specific restrictions
Data Controller
Public Health Scotland, NHS Lothian
Data Processor
University of Edinburgh