Every month, the NHS in England publishes anonymised data about the drugs prescribed by GPs. But the raw data files are large and unwieldy, with more than 700 million rows. We're making it easier for GPs, managers and everyone to explore - supporting safer, more efficient prescribing.
How to cite: If you use our data or graphs, please cite as OpenPrescribing.net, Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science, University of Oxford, 2024 so that others can find us and use our tools.
We've identified standard prescribing measures, and created dashboards for every ICB, Sub-ICB Location, and practice in the country.
Find a Sub-ICB Location »We've identified standard prescribing measures, and created dashboards for every GP practice in the country.
Find a practice »If you have a burning question about the prescribing data, use our flexible query form to get the data you need, quickly and easily.
Start analysing »See how national prescribing trends have changed since 2010, for any drug or BNF section that interests you.
Find a drug »Read more about the site and see our FAQs. In particular, note our guidelines for using this data.
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