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Prescribing Information System (PIS)

Description

The Prescribing Information System (PIS) is the definitive data source for all prescribing relating to all medicines and their costs that are prescribed and dispensed in the community in Scotland.

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Technical information

A JSON file is available with further technical information. This can include details of variables and data classes contained in the dataset.

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{
  "required": {
    "gatewayId": "69",
    "gatewayPid": "48cdbc80-6c3a-476d-9e76-9e91b0b05aca",
    "issued": "2024-10-08T11:28:18.275Z",
    "modified": "2024-10-08T11:28:18.275Z",
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "revisions": [
      {
        "version": "1.0.0",
        "url": "https://healthdatagateway.org//dataset/69?version=1.0.0"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://healthdatagateway.org//dataset/69?version=2.0.0",
        "version": "2.0.0"
      }
    ]
  },
  "summary": {
    "abstract": "The Prescribing Information System (PIS) is the definitive data source for all prescribing relating to all medicines and their costs that are prescribed and dispensed in the community in Scotland.",
    "contactPoint": "phs.edris@phs.scot",
    "keywords": "Prescriptions;,;Medicine",
    "datasetType": "Health and disease",
    "datasetSubType": "Not applicable",
    "populationSize": -1,
    "description": "The information is supplied by Practitioner & Counter Fraud Services Division (P&CFS) who is responsible for the processing and pricing of all prescriptions dispensed in Scotland. These data are augmented with information on prescriptions written in Scotland that were dispensed elsewhere in the United Kingdom. GP’s write the vast majority of these prescriptions, with the remainder written by other authorised prescribers such as nurses and dentists. Also included in the dataset are prescriptions written in hospitals that are dispensed in the community. Note that prescriptions dispensed within hospitals are not included. Data includes CHI number, prescriber and dispenser details for community prescribing, costs and drug information. Data on practices (e.g. list size), organisational structures (e.g. practices within Community Health Partnerships (CHPs) and NHS Boards), prescribable items (e.g. manufacturer, formulation code, strength) are also included.\nAround 100 million data items are loaded per annum.",
    "shortTitle": "Prescribing Information System (PIS)",
    "title": "Prescribing Information System (PIS)",
    "publisher": {
      "name": "Public Health Scotland",
      "gatewayId": "c40be7ce-f0ca-4fd8-b63c-0632593d2507"
    },
    "inPipeline": "Not available"
  },
  "coverage": {
    "pathway": "Primary & community dispensed prescriptions",
    "spatial": "United Kingdom,Scotland",
    "followUp": "Other",
    "typicalAgeRange": "0-150"
  },
  "provenance": {
    "origin": {
      "purpose": "Care",
      "source": "Other",
      "collectionSituation": "Primary care - Clinic",
      "imageContrast": "Not stated"
    },
    "temporal": {
      "startDate": "2009-04-01T01:00:00Z",
      "timeLag": "1-2 months",
      "accrualPeriodicity": "Monthly",
      "distributionReleaseDate": "2024-10-27T23:00:00Z"
    }
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "access": {
      "deliveryLeadTime": "Not applicable",
      "jurisdiction": "GB",
      "dataController": "Public Health Scotland / National Records Scotland",
      "dataProcessor": "National Services Scotland",
      "accessRights": "https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/services-we-offer/",
      "accessService": "Scottish National Safe Haven / Trusted Research Environment: https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/national-safe-haven-nsh/",
      "accessRequestCost": "https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/cost-of-services/",
      "accessServiceCategory": "TRE/SDE"
    },
    "usage": {
      "dataUseLimitation": "General research use",
      "dataUseRequirement": "Collaboration required;,;Institution-specific restrictions;,;Not for profit use",
      "resourceCreator": {
        "name": "Public Health Scotland"
      }
    },
    "formatAndStandards": {
      "vocabularyEncodingSchemes": "DM+D",
      "languages": "en",
      "formats": "text;,;csv"
    }
  },
  "linkage": {
    "associatedMedia": "https://publichealthscotland.scot/services/data-research-and-innovation-services/electronic-data-research-and-innovation-service-edris/overview/what-is-edris/ , https://www.researchdata.scot/media/ebhhzphw/prescribing-information-system-pis-variables.pdf"
  },
  "structuralMetadata": [
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "AGE",
          "sensitive": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "SEX",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "1 = male, 2 = female"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Paid Date",
          "dataType": "Date (ddmmyy)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "date on which prescription was processed and paid (always the last day of the month)"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Prescribed Date",
          "dataType": "Date (ddmmyy)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "the actual date the prescription was prescribed"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Dispensed Date",
          "dataType": "Date (ddmmyy)",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "the actual date the prescription was dispensed"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Paid substance_name",
          "dataType": "Characters",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "The dm+d description for the parent drug substance (VTM) of the Paid Item. VTM - Virtual Therapeutic Moiety"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Paid drug_name",
          "dataType": "Characters",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "The dm+d description for the parent generic VMP of the Paid Item. VMP - Virtual Medicinal Product."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Paid product_name",
          "dataType": "Characters",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "The dm+d description of the Paid Item."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Paid Strength",
          "dataType": "Characters",
          "sensitive": true,
          "description": "drug item's strength"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Paid Strength UoM",
          "dataType": "Characters",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "drug item's strength unit of measure e.g. mg, ml."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Paid Formulation",
          "dataType": "Characters",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "The pharmaceutical form of the Paid Item as described in dm+d. For example CREAM, DROPS, TABLET."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Paid BNF Item Code",
          "dataType": "Characters",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "15 digit code, first 7 digits correspond to BNF categories, last 8 digits to identify the medicinal product"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Paid Quantity",
          "dataType": "Characters",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "quantity of drug/appliance paid (may be different to what was prescribed or dispensed)"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Paid number of items",
          "dataType": "Characters",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "count of the prescription items paid"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "PIS",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "care_home_indicator",
          "dataType": "Characters",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Flag indicating whether or not the patient is a resident of a care home."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tissuesSampleCollection": [
    {
      "materialType": "None/not available"
    }
  ]
}

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Additional information

  • Documentation
    Documentation
  • Language
    English
  • Geographic Area
    Scotland

Related resources

Available resource files can be downloaded below.

File name

Prescribing Information System Pis Variables

Type

.PDF

Requesting access to this data

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  • Publisher
    Public Health Scotland
  • Contact
    phs.edris@phs.scot

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Synthetic data

Synthetic data is not yet available for this dataset. 

Key Details

  • Formal release or publication date
    27/10/2024
  • Start time period of data covered by this dataset
    01/04/2009
  • End time period of data covered by this dataset
    No information available
  • Documentation
    The information is supplied by Practitioner & Counter Fraud Services Division (P&CFS) who is responsible for the processing and pricing of all prescriptions dispensed in Scotland. These data are augmented with information on prescriptions written in Scotland that were dispensed elsewhere in the United Kingdom. GP’s write the vast majority of these prescriptions, with the remainder written by other authorised prescribers such as nurses and dentists. Also included in the dataset are prescriptions written in hospitals that are dispensed in the community. Note that prescriptions dispensed within hospitals are not included. Data includes CHI number, prescriber and dispenser details for community prescribing, costs and drug information. Data on practices (e.g. list size), organisational structures (e.g. practices within Community Health Partnerships (CHPs) and NHS Boards), prescribable items (e.g. manufacturer, formulation code, strength) are also included. Around 100 million data items are loaded per annum.
  • Geographic Area
    United Kingdom,Scotland
  • Landing page
  • Language
    English
  • The dataset type
    PHYSICAL
  • Update frequency
    monthly