Addition of Trade Family and Trade Family Group to dm+d

As of Monday 6 July 2026, NHSBSA maintains and supports the Trade Family and Trade Family Group concept classes within the dm+d supplementary extract files.

NHSBSA dm+d supplementary release 7.0.0 is the first to include Trade Family and Trade Family Group data.

The NHS dm+d browser and the NHS England Terminology Server now include Trade Family and Trade Family Group data.

NHS England dm+d Refset data includes Trade Family and Trade Family Group data from Monday 6 July 2026.

Historical inactive Trade Family and Trade Family Group data created within the SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension before this data was introduced to dm+d in July 2026 has not been migrated into dm+d. The first dm+d release containing the data establishes the baseline for future maintenance and publication of the data. If you need information on Trade Family and Trade Family Group data inactivated before July 2026, refer to the SNOMED CT UK Drug Extension releases.

At launch, Trade Family and Trade Family Group data is current up to and including 26 June 2026. During the initial implementation period, Trade Family and Trade Family Group data will not be refreshed on the same weekly schedule as the core dm+d release. As a result, newly created or updated AMPs may not immediately reflect the latest Trade Family or Trade Family Group assignments.

This is the first publication of Trade Family and Trade Family Group data within dm+d. The data is live and available for use, but will continue to be reviewed as part of routine maintenance.

Email any issues with the data, questions or feedback to dmdenquiries@nhsbsa.nhs.uk.

Upcoming addition of Trade Families information to dm+d

As part of the UK Medicines Terminology Futures work, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) will begin maintaining and supporting Trade Family and Trade Family Group concept classes in the NHSBSA dm+d supplementary releases.

The NHS dm+d browser will also be updated to include Trade Families information.

These updates are planned to go live on Monday 6 July 2026.

Email questions or feedback to dmdenquiries@nhsbsa.nhs.uk.

SNOMED International rationalisation of Unit of Measure concepts

SNOMED International is making changes to 2 overlapping hierarchies:

• 732935002 |Unit of presentation|
• 408102007 |Unit dose (qualifier value)|

These changes will result in the inactivation of duplicate concepts across both sub-hierarchies. Both sub-hierarchies are subtypes of 767524001 |Unit of measure (qualifier value)|.

Read more about these changes on Delen (opens in new tab).

Some affected "Unit of product usage" concepts are used in the NHS dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d) as Units of Measure.

NHS England is seeking feedback from dm+d and SNOMED CT Drug Extension users to understand the potential impact on systems, workflows, processes and end users. Your input will help NHS England plan and implement any changes effectively.

Complete the survey (opens in new tab) by 5pm on Friday 24 April 2026.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, contact information.standards@nhs.net.