The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (22/12/2022) granted the following 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
Baclofen 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
300
£5.70
Bumetanide 1mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
150
£235.00
Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution
300
£8.14
Carbocisteine 375mg capsules
120
£15.15
Cetomacrogol cream (Formula A)
500
£3.25
Chlorphenamine 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
150
£7.06
Cinnarizine 15mg tablets
84
£6.05
Clindamycin 150mg capsules
24
£3.00
Clotrimazole 1% cream
20
£2.22
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets
32
£4.04
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets
100
£12.62
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£14.15
Digoxin 125microgram tablets
28
£4.66
Digoxin 250microgram tablets
28
£4.55
Digoxin 62.5microgram tablets
28
£4.75
Dihydrocodeine 30mg tablets
100
£7.24
Dihydrocodeine 30mg tablets
28
£2.03
Docusate 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
300
£20.63
Domperidone 1mg/ml oral suspension sugar free
200
£47.50
Donepezil 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free
28
£59.85
Doxycycline 100mg capsules
8
£0.96
Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£3.78
Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£5.11
Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
70
£14.50
Fluoxetine 60mg capsules
30
£2.23
Fusidic acid 1% modified-release eye drops
5
£32.28
Ibandronic acid 150mg tablets
1
£2.12
Levetiracetam 500mg tablets
60
£4.37
Liothyronine 5microgram tablets
28
£100.94
Lisinopril 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
150
£198.00
Methylphenidate 5mg tablets
30
£3.70
Metoprolol 50mg tablets
28
£1.95
Mometasone 0.1% cream
30
£4.10
Mometasone 0.1% ointment
30
£4.40
Pregabalin 150mg capsules
56
£2.82
Pregabalin 50mg capsules
84
£2.75
Rabeprazole 10mg gastro-resistant tablets
28
£7.06
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free
6
£9.61
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets
12
£25.04
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets
6
£12.52
Zopiclone 3.75mg tablets
28
£3.78
The DHSC previously announced (20/12/2022) the following list of price concessions:
Drug
Pack Size
Price concession
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
100
£4.34
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£3.87
Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% ointment
30
£12.99
Carvedilol 6.25mg tablets
28
£2.85
Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment
4
£4.30
Cinacalcet 30mg tablets
28
£13.55
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£5.21
Clotrimazole 1% cream
50
£5.54
Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets
21
£9.85
Colecalciferol 1,000unit capsules
30
£8.31
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml eye drops
5
£4.75
Dosulepin 25mg capsules
28
£5.75
Erythromycin ethyl succinate 500mg tablets
28
£14.20
Famotidine 40mg tablets
28
£36.30
Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules
28
£3.99
Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution
70
£14.30
Frovatriptan 2.5mg tablets
6
£18.17
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£13.19
Lamotrigine 25mg dispersible tablets sugar free
56
£23.99
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops
2.5
£2.55
Mometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray
140
£4.80
Naproxen 500mg tablets
28
£2.12
Naratriptan 2.5mg tablets
6
£3.10
Naratriptan 2.5mg tablets
12
£6.20
Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£3.20
Oxybutynin 5mg tablets
56
£2.55
Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets
24
£3.83
Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets
100
£15.95
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets
28
£3.99
Pregabalin 300mg capsules
56
£4.01
Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets
56
£34.19
Rivastigmine 3mg capsules
28
£5.79
Telmisartan 20mg tablets
28
£5.31
Telmisartan 40mg tablets
28
£3.33
Temazepam 10mg tablets
28
£31.00
Temazepam 20mg tablets
28
£33.00
Topiramate 50mg tablets
60
£19.98
Valsartan 40mg capsules
28
£7.30
Valsartan 80mg capsules
28
£8.99
Venlafaxine 37.5mg tablets
56
£5.17
The DHSC previously announced (19/12/2022) the following list of price concessions:
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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