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CPRD Primary Care BSA Dispensing Data

Population Size

38,294,389

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

2018 - 2024

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

England

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

Variable

Lead time statistic card

Summary

This is a curated version of the Medicines dispensed in Primary Care NHS Business Services Authority data product from NHSE, linked to English patients from CPRD Gold and CPRD Aurum.

DOI for dataset

https://doi.org/10.48329/nxas-vz06

Documentation

This is a curated version of the Medicines dispensed in Primary Care NHS Business Services Authority data product from NHSE, linked to English patients from CPRD Gold and CPRD Aurum.

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset population size

38294389

Associated media

https://www.cprd.com/linked-data

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Persons

Total number of CPRD Aurum & Gold patients eligible for this linkage

46984713

Count

30 Sep 2025

Persons

Number of CPRD Aurum patients eligible for this linkage

38294389

Count

01 Oct 2025

Persons

Number of CPRD Gold patients eligible for this linkage

8690324

Count

01 Oct 2025

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection

Care

Source of data extraction

EPR

Collection source setting

Primary care - Clinic

Patient pathway description

Primary care

Image contrast

Not stated

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Details

Publishing frequency

Quarterly

Version

1.0.0

Modified

11/02/2026

Distribution release date

30/09/2025

Citation Requirements

CPRD

Coverage

Start date

31/03/2018

End date

01/04/2024

Time lag

2-6 months

Geographic coverage

England

Maximum age range

115

Follow-up

1 - 10 Years

Accessibility

Language

en

Alignment with standardised data models

LOCAL

Controlled vocabulary

SNOMED CT

Format

Tab delimited text

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Not available

Access rights

HTTPS://CPRD.COM/DATA-ACCESS

Time to dataset access

Variable

Access request cost

https://www.cprd.com/pricing

Access method category

Varies based on project

Access service description

Access to CPRD data, including UK Primary Care Data, and linked data such as Hospital Episode Statistics, is subject to protocol approval via CPRD’s Research Data Governance (RDG) Process. Independent scientific and patient advice is provided by Expert Review Committees (ERCs) and the Central Advisory Committee (CAC): https://www.cprd.com/research-applications

Jurisdiction

GB-GBN

Data use limitation

General research use,No linkage,Research-specific restrictions,Research use only,No general methods research

Data use requirements

Geographical restrictions,Institution-specific restrictions,Project-specific restrictions,Time limit on use,User-specific restriction

Data Controller

Clinical Practice Research Datalink

Data Processor

CPRD

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Primary care - Clinic