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Prescribed and Dispensed Edit

This dataset contains details of items prescribed and subsequently dispensed in the community at prescribing location (GP Practices, Dentists and Hospitals) and dispensing locations (Community Pharmacies) within Scotland.\r\n\r\nThe date of the next release can be found on our list of forthcoming publications.\r\n\r\nNHS Scotland has introduced a new dispensing contractor payment process and system. Due to this new system, data from May 2023 onwards should be treated as provisional. Data from May 2023 onwards may not be directly comparable to data published previously and should be interpreted with caution.

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License UK Open Government Licence v3.0
Category Budget / Finance, Health and Social Care
Maintainer Public Health Scotland
Date Created 2018-05-04
Date Updated 2024-09-10
Original dataset link https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/prescribed-dispensed