Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (31/08/2024) announced the following final list of price concessions for August 2024:
For the full list of price concessions granted for August 2024 please visit our price concession hub page here.
Please note the following line has been revised upwards following mid-month price changes reported by pharmacy owners, the revised price is reflected in the table below:
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Apixaban 5mg tablets
56
£14.99
Apixaban 2.5mg tablets
60
£14.99
Benzydamine 0.15% mouthwash sugar free
300
£4.51
Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% gel
60
£24.83
Captopril 12.5mg tablets
56
£12.84
Captopril 25mg tablets
56
£15.98
Captopril 50mg tablets
56
£18.91
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£4.75
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£9.11
Clonidine 25microgram tablets
112
£13.39
Co-amoxiclav 125mg/31mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£2.60
Co-amoxiclav 250mg/125mg tablets
21
£3.13
Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets
21
£3.39
Codeine 15mg tablets
28
£0.99
Codeine 15mg tablets
100
£3.53
Co-tenidone 50mg/12.5mg tablets
28
£6.42
Duloxetine 40mg gastro-resistant capsules
56
£8.38
Erythromycin 250mg gastro-resistant tablets
28
£17.78
Escitalopram 5mg tablets
28
£1.99
Etoricoxib 60mg tablets
28
£6.91
Etoricoxib 90mg tablets
28
£6.85
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
100
£5.63
Glimepiride 4mg tablets
30
£1.20
Haloperidol 1.5mg tablets
28
£14.95
Haloperidol 5mg tablets
28
£9.59
Ketoconazole 2% shampoo
120
£24.95
Lacosamide 200mg tablets
56
£10.63
Lercanidipine 10mg tablets
28
£2.44
Levetiracetam 500mg tablets
60
£4.48
Lisinopril 20mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets
28
£7.50
Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free
50
£26.53
Methenamine hippurate 1g tablets
60
£16.78
Methylphenidate 54mg modified-release tablets
30
£73.62
Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules
10
£5.50
Mometasone 0.1% cream
30
£3.52
Nabumetone 500mg tablets
56
£16.45
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules
84
£9.20
Olanzapine 10mg tablets
28
£5.34
Olanzapine 20mg tablets
28
£3.50
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets
28
£18.50
Perindopril erbumine 2mg tablets
30
£3.00
Perindopril erbumine 4mg tablets
30
£3.30
Primidone 250mg tablets
100
£79.00
Pyridostigmine bromide 60mg tablets
200
£17.95
Quetiapine 100mg tablets
60
£15.04
Quetiapine 150mg tablets
60
£18.12
Quetiapine 200mg tablets
60
£32.00
Quetiapine 25mg tablets
60
£5.68
Quinagolide 50microgram tablets and Quinagolide 25microgram tablets
6
£34.86
Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets
28
£6.32
Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets
28
£2.95
Ropinirole 2mg tablets
28
£32.05
Sevelamer 800mg tablets
180
£27.97
Sodium chloride 0.9% nebuliser liquid 2.5ml unit dose ampoules
20
£9.50
Sodium cromoglicate 2% eye drops
13.5
£3.03
Spironolactone 50mg tablets
28
£3.49
Tadalafil 5mg tablets
28
£1.84
Tamoxifen 20mg tablets
30
£2.65
Terbinafine 250mg tablets
14
£6.44
Trospium chloride 20mg tablets
60
£11.05
Venlafaxine 225mg modified-release capsules
28
£18.00
Venlafaxine 75mg modified-release tablets
30
£2.80
No additional endorsements are required for price concessions. A price concession only applies for the month it is granted; any prices agreed for concessions requested late in the month will roll over into the following month.
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Further information on price concessions and FAQs about the process involved can be found on our website (cpe.org.uk/priceconcessions) To hear more on how the current price concessions system operates, pharmacy teams can now access a recording of our recent Medicines Supply and Concessions Briefing webinar here.
Improvements to the price concession system
Following significant concerns raised by pharmacies about the unsustainable level of prices imposed by DHSC in second half of 2022, it was agreed that an urgent review of the price concession setting system would take place.
Since this announcement, we have sent a strong and clear message back to Government that pharmacies cannot continue to subsidise the NHS medicines bill. Following the review of the concessionary price process, a package of measures has been developed to improve the system.
One of the solutions agreed between us and DHSC is that from 1st April 2023, all products granted a concessionary price will be classified as ‘Discount Not Deducted’ for the month(s) in which they are on concession.
In May 2023, DHSC implemented a process to roll over to the following month any agreed prices for concessions requested on or after the 23rd of the month.
Furthermore, from April 2024, a retrospective top-up payment system applies to products granted very low concessionary prices by DHSC when compared to the average purchase prices identified via the Margins survey. Further information on the top-up mechanism can be found here.
Please see our latest funding and reimbursement short video for further information on the recent changes to the price concession process.
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