eMC dm+d Browser
The eMC dm+d Browser allows you to view information on the NHS' drugs database, the Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d). The information is managed by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Prescription Services and is updated weekly.
About the dm+d
The Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) is a database which contains information on medicines and devices prescribed in the UK. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Prescription Services maintains the dm+d. All prescribed, licensed medicinal products are added to the dm+d.
The dm+d was previously known as the UK Clinical Product Reference Source (UKCPRS), the Primary Care Drug Dictionary (PCDD), the Secondary Care Drug Dictionary (SCDD) and the Medical Devices Dictionary (MDD). These databases have now been combined into the dm+d.
Each pack for every medicine or device from every manufacturer, which is prescribed in the UK is given a unique code on the dm+d database. The dm+d not only includes all the medicines and devices that are prescribed, but also those that have been discontinued, used in clinical trials or imported. Once a product or device has been added to the dm+d and a code assigned to it, it is never deleted and the code is never reused.
The dm+d underpins many of the Government's National Programme for IT (NPfIT) (also called Connecting for Health) initiatives including electronic prescribing and electronic patient records as well as improving the efficiency of prescription reimbursement.
