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 (13/12/2024) announced the following initial list of price concessions for December 2024:
Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Apixaban 2.5mg tablets
60
£3.02
Apixaban 5mg tablets
56
£2.90
Carbimazole 20mg tablets
100
£4.10
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£4.72
Co-tenidone 50mg/12.5mg tablets
28
£5.40
Desloratadine 5mg tablets*
30
£4.56
Escitalopram 10mg tablets
28
£1.65
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
100
£5.63
Glimepiride 4mg tablets
30
£1.19
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£12.65
Irbesartan 300mg tablets
28
£1.99
Isotretinoin 20mg capsules
30
£12.49
Ketoconazole 2% shampoo
120
£22.40
Levetiracetam 500mg tablets
60
£4.95
Nefopam 30mg tablets
90
£3.86
Nicorandil 20mg tablets
60
£12.05
Olanzapine 10mg tablets
28
£3.06
Olanzapine 2.5mg tablets
28
£1.35
Olanzapine 5mg tablets
28
£1.93
Olanzapine 7.5mg tablets
28
£1.43
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
250
£8.66
Perindopril erbumine 2mg tablets
30
£1.25
Perindopril erbumine 4mg tablets
30
£1.49
Pregabalin 200mg capsules
84
£4.25
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment
30
£25.92
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment
60
£47.28
Travoprost 40micrograms/ml / timolol 5mg/ml eye drops*
2.5
£10.59
Vardenafil 20mg tablets*
4
£3.65
Products marked with a * rolled over from November 2024
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.
We encourage pharmacies to report any problems obtaining a Part VIII product at or below the stated Drug Tariff price, using the online feedback form on the Community Pharmacy England website. Please include full details of the supplier and price paid for any products sourced above the Drug Tariff price. We will investigate the extent of the problem and, if appropriate, discuss the issue with DHSC.
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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) Please see our latest funding and reimbursement short videos for further information on the recent changes to the price concession process.
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