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 (29/02/2024) announced the following final list of price concessions for February 2024.
Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Aripiprazole 10mg tablets
28
£9.53
Aripiprazole 15mg tablets
28
£9.69
Aripiprazole 5mg tablets
28
£7.57
Baclofen 10mg tablets
84
£2.78
Baclofen 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
300
£3.46
Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel
30
£12.07
Benzylpenicillin 600mg powder for solution for injection vials
2
£6.01
Betamethasone valerate 0.1% cream
30
£1.43
Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops
3
£4.60
Bisacodyl 5mg gastro-resistant tablets
60
£4.25
Cabergoline 500microgram tablets
8
£17.52
Calcium and Ergocalciferol tablets
28
£52.70
Cefalexin 500mg capsules
21
£2.64
Cinacalcet 30mg tablets
28
£8.72
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£3.87
Clarithromycin 250mg tablets
14
£2.88
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£5.50
Clobazam 10mg tablets
30
£4.99
Clonidine 25microgram tablets
112
£15.98
Co-amoxiclav 250mg/125mg tablets
21
£3.51
Co-careldopa 12.5mg/50mg tablets
90
£4.59
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets
100
£8.90
Cyclizine 50mg tablets
100
£3.99
Digoxin 125microgram tablets
28
£2.90
Digoxin 250microgram tablets
28
£2.56
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
5
£4.20
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml eye drops
5
£3.12
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£8.40
Etoricoxib 30mg tablets
28
£4.02
Etoricoxib 60mg tablets
28
£15.14
Etoricoxib 90mg tablets
28
£12.52
Famotidine 40mg tablets
28
£28.51
Fenofibrate micronised 160mg tablets
28
£3.29
Hydrocortisone 1% cream
15
£2.49
Hydrocortisone 1% cream
30
£5.75
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£11.14
Itraconazole 100mg capsules
15
£15.40
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
2.5
£7.48
Lofepramine 70mg tablets
56
£16.96
Lofepramine 70mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
150
£147.67
Lorazepam 500microgram tablets
28
£19.57
Melatonin 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free
150
£122.86
Memantine 10mg tablets
28
£1.19
Mercaptopurine 50mg tablets
25
£8.62
Methenamine hippurate 1g tablets
60
£16.81
Metoclopramide 10mg tablets
28
£1.47
Metoprolol 100mg tablets
28
£2.75
Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules
10
£5.71
Mometasone 0.1% cream
30
£3.60
Mometasone 0.1% ointment
30
£3.55
Mometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray
140
£4.60
Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets
50
£6.19
Nebivolol 5mg tablets
28
£5.84
Ondansetron 4mg tablets
10
£5.80
Permethrin 5% cream
30
£14.78
Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets
30
£51.51
Pregabalin 200mg capsules
84
£4.12
Pregabalin 300mg capsules
56
£3.08
Primidone 250mg tablets
100
£86.95
Promethazine hydrochloride 10mg tablets
56
£13.46
Propantheline bromide 15mg tablets
112
£108.44
Pyridostigmine bromide 60mg tablets
200
£22.27
Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets
28
£7.65
Rizatriptan 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free
3
£8.87
Ropinirole 1mg tablets
84
£32.83
Ropinirole 2mg tablets
28
£28.19
Sodium chloride 0.9% nebuliser liquid 2.5ml unit dose ampoules
20
£9.50
Sodium valproate 200mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
300
£7.78
Sulpiride 200mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
150
£99.05
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment
30
£15.59
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment
60
£31.17
Tamsulosin 400microgram / Dutasteride 500microgram capsules
30
£14.83
Trospium chloride 20mg tablets
60
£10.89
Zolmitriptan 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free
6
£23.86
Zonisamide 100mg capsules
56
£18.88
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) 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.
Furthermore, from May 2023, DHSC has implemented a process to roll over prices to the following month for any concessions requested after the 23rd of the month provided these prices were agreed with us. We are also continuing to work with DHSC on how a ‘retrospective increased payment’ may apply, where appropriate. Further information regarding this concession ‘top-up’ mechanism will be issued once details are finalised.
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