The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (19/12/2022) granted the following initial list of price concessions for December 2022.

PSNC and DHSC are still working to finalise prices for several other drugs including some antibiotics reported to be unavailable at the prices listed in the December 2022 Drug Tariff. As soon as prices are finalised, these will be cascaded to contractors via PSNC’s website and email alerts.

Drug
Pack Size
Price Concession
Alendronic acid 70mg tablets
4
£4.63
Amisulpride 100mg tablets
60
£20.29
Amisulpride 200mg tablets
60
£33.92
Amisulpride 50mg tablets
60
£13.09
Amorolfine 5% medicated nail lacquer
5
£7.34
Aripiprazole 10mg tablets
28
£29.95
Aripiprazole 15mg tablets
28
£25.85
Atenolol 25mg tablets
28
£1.44
Benzydamine 0.15% mouthwash sugar free
300
£4.65
Benzydamine 0.15% oromucosal spray sugar free
30
£3.69
Bisacodyl 5mg gastro-resistant tablets
60
£4.99
Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets
28
£1.18
Celecoxib 100mg capsules
60
£6.26
Chlorpromazine 100mg tablets
28
£29.83
Chlorpromazine 25mg tablets
28
£28.50
Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets
28
£29.51
Cilostazol 100mg tablets
56
£16.29
Citalopram 20mg tablets
28
£1.96
Citalopram 40mg/ml oral drops sugar free
15
£15.95
Clarithromycin 500mg tablets
14
£9.45
Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries
1
£10.35
Co-amilofruse 2.5mg/20mg tablets
28
£4.32
Co-trimoxazole 80mg/400mg tablets
28
£4.73
Desogestrel 75microgram tablets
84
£5.08
Donepezil 5mg tablets
28
£1.30
Escitalopram 10mg tablets
28
£1.99
Escitalopram 20mg tablets
28
£1.69
Escitalopram 5mg tablets
28
£1.15
Ezetimibe 10mg tablets
28
£1.99
Febuxostat 80mg tablets
28
£3.50
Finasteride 5mg tablets
28
£4.99
Fluoxetine 10mg capsules
30
£24.50
Fluoxetine 20mg capsules
30
£1.25
Fluoxetine 40mg capsules
30
£2.47
Gabapentin 100mg capsules
100
£3.53
Lacidipine 2mg tablets
28
£3.20
Lacidipine 4mg tablets
28
£4.24
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets
56
£2.54
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets
56
£2.57
Lercanidipine 20mg tablets
28
£7.93
Levetiracetam 1g tablets
60
£6.66
Mometasone 0.1% cream
100
£12.67
Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets
50
£8.68
Naproxen 250mg gastro-resistant tablets
56
£2.76
Naproxen 500mg gastro-resistant tablets
56
£4.90
Nebivolol 2.5mg tablets
28
£18.20
Nebivolol 5mg tablets
28
£1.37
Norethisterone 5mg tablets
30
£7.43
Omeprazole 10mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£1.50
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
250
£9.70
Paroxetine 20mg tablets
30
£1.63
Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets
30
£62.00
Pregabalin 75mg capsules
56
£2.30
Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets
28
£4.80
Rasagiline 1mg tablets
28
£4.95
Risedronate sodium 35mg tablets
4
£3.24
Tamsulosin 400microgram / Dutasteride 500microgram capsules
30
£19.80
Telmisartan 80mg tablets
28
£2.99
Tranexamic acid 500mg tablets
60
£7.10
Valsartan 160mg capsules
28
£10.36

No additional endorsements are required for price concessions. A price concession only applies for the month in which it is granted.

PSNC is seeking improvements to the current price concessions system following significant concerns raised by pharmacy contractors about the unsustainable level of prices, imposed by DHSC in the past few months, for certain medicines and has sent a strong and clear message back to Government that pharmacies cannot subsidise the NHS medicines bill, escalating this within the DHSC and insisting that they find urgent solutions.

If you have problems obtaining a Part VIII product at the stated Drug Tariff price, please report the issue using the online feedback form on the PSNC website. Please include full details of the supplier and price paid for any products sourced above the Drug Tariff price. PSNC will investigate the extent of the problem and, if appropriate, discuss the issue with DHSC. Please note that PSNC cannot provide details of any generic products awaiting price concession approval from DHSC.

Contractors will be alerted to further updates to the price concession list through our website and via our e-news email.  If you wish to subscribe to our email list, you can receive an email as soon as any announcements are made.

To hear more on how the current price concessions system operates, pharmacy teams can now access a recording of PSNC’s recent webinar here.

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