NHSBSA dictionary of medicines and devices
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d).
Read more on the NHS Prescription Services pages.
Releases of items ‘NHSBSA dm+d’ and ‘NHSBSA dm+d supplementary’ are made every Monday. Bank Holiday Monday releases should be available on the day, but might not be available until the next day.
Email NHSBSA release questions or feedback to nhsbsa.dmdenquiries@nhs.net.
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Changes to NHSBSA dm+d and the SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension in 2023
To improve alignment of NHSBSA dm+d and SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension content and release cycles, changes will be made to both terminologies in 2023.
Read more on the UK Medicines Terminology Futures pages on the NHS Digital website. Proposed timescales are subject to change, so visit these pages regularly for updates.
Email questions or feedback to nhsdigital.ukmeds@nhs.net.
Read older category news in the news archive.
Item summaries
dm+d XML transformation tool
Use this tool to read the dm+d weekly-released XML files (under item ‘NHSBSA dm+d’ in this category) and convert the content to both Microsoft Excel and comma-separated value (CSV) files.
The tool:
- runs on Microsoft Windows (fully tested on Windows 7)
- runs from the C: drive - you might need local administrator permissions
- requires Microsoft Excel (fully tested with Excel 2010)
- uses a Microsoft Excel macro-enabled spreadsheet
No dm+d releases are included with the tool and must be downloaded separately.
NHSBSA dm+d
dm+d in a vendor-neutral format.
Read more on the NHS Prescription Services pages.
Email questions or feedback about changes to the data and the editorial policy to
dmdenquiries@nhsbsa.nhs.uk.
Email questions or feedback about the dm+d XML files and the SNOMED CT
UK Drug Extension to
information.standards@nhs.net.
NHSBSA dm+d supplementary
The NHSBSA maintains a list of ATC classification and BNF codes linked to products prescribed in Primary Care. They are not an officially endorsed dm+d product and are provided for their own business purposes.
Status: Supported
NHSBSA dm+d test files
Test files to preview dm+d changes to system suppliers and developers.