Request

“I am conducting analysis on the treatment of breast cancer and would be grateful if you send me an extract from the Hospital Medicines Utilisation Database (HMUD).  I have included a specification on page 2 of this letter.  Please send the response as Excel or .csv file. 

HMUD fields to include in the data extract:

Field

 

Example (for example only)

Calendar year

 

2023

Calendar month

 

Jan

Name of Health Board

 

NHS Lothian

Drug substance (INN name of drug)

 

abemaciclib

Drug product pack name

Virtual or actual product pack name, whichever are stored in HMUD

Abemaciclib 100mg tablets or Abemaciclib 150mg tablets or Abemaciclib 50mg tablets

Quantity unit of measure (UOM)

e.g. tablet, mL, vial,

the unit in which the quantity can be measured

tablet

Quantity issued

 

numerical value

 

Filters

  1. Time period: start of Jan 2021 to end Jan 2023
  2. Drugs
    • Abemaciclib (Verzenios)
    • Palbociclib (Ibrance)
    • Ribociclib (Kisqali)
    • Alpelisib (Piqray)
    • Anastrozole (anastrozole or Arimidex)
  • Exemestane (exemestane or Aromasin)
  • Fulvestrant (fulvestrant or Faslodex)
  • Letrozole (letrozole or Femara)
Last updated: 26 May 2023