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Lothian Community Prescribing

Summary

Abstract

Summary of prescriptions that are dispensed in the community (i.e. not within hospitals) throughout the NHS Lothian region.

Keywords

DataLoch Prescriptions Public Health Scotland SIMD Pharmacy PHS

Publisher

  • Name
    DataLoch
  • Logo

    Not available

  • Description
    Not available
  • Contact point
    Not available

Documentation

Description

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.

Coverage

Spatial

  • Spatial coverage

    United Kingdom, Scotland, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Scotland, East Lothian, United Kingdom, Scotland, West Lothian, United Kingdom, Scotland, Midlothian

  • Geographic levels
    Not available

Temporal

  • Start date
    01/01/2009
  • End date
    Not available
  • Frequency
    Monthly
  • Distribution release date
    Not available

Provenance

  • Purpose
    Not available
  • Source
    Other
  • Collection situation
    Primary care - Clinic, Prescribing - Community pharmacy

Access and governance

  • Conditions of access
    Project-specific restrictions

Requesting access to this data

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Usage

  • Conditions of use
    Not available
  • Resource creator
    Public Health Scotland
  • Is referenced by
    Not available

Access

Format and standards

  • Language
    English
  • Format
    Text/csv

Enrichment and linkage

  • Related datasets
    • Not available
  • Linkage opportunity
    Not available
  • Tools
    • Not available

Synthetic data

Synthetic data is not yet available for this dataset. 

Technical information

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

Preview of JSON file

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    },
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      "timeLag": "2-6 months",
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  },
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    }
  }
}

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