Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has redetermined the December 2023 concessionary prices for the following medicines:

Drug
Pack size
Price concession

Aripiprazole 5mg tablets
28
£8.52

Digoxin 125microgram tablets
28
£3.70

Digoxin 250micrgram tablets
28
£3.70

Ezetimibe 10mg tablets
28
£17.78 (previously £9.44)

The new and/or improved prices will apply to prescriptions submitted for payment for the dispensing month of December 2023.

Please note: These prices do not apply to January 2024 prescriptions as we are still working with DHSC to agree price concessions for January. The first update for this month will be published as soon as we receive a response from the Department.

The final list of price concessions granted for December 2023 is as follows:

Drug
Pack size
Price concession

Acamprosate 333mg gastro-resistant tablets
168
£22.76

Aciclovir 800mg tablets
35
£3.60

Amiloride 5mg tablets
28
£15.70

Amiodarone 200mg tablets
28
£1.83

Amisulpride 100mg tablets
60
£17.50

Amisulpride 200mg tablets
60
£30.96

Aripiprazole 10mg tablets
28
£16.65

Aripiprazole 15mg tablets
28
£16.77

Aripiprazole 5mg tablets*
28
£8.52

Atorvastatin 10mg tablets
28
£1.11

Atorvastatin 20mg tablets
28
£1.30

Atorvastatin 40mg tablets
28
£1.49

Atorvastatin 80mg tablets
28
£3.30

Azithromycin 250mg capsules
6
£1.73

Beclometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray
200
£2.63

Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel
30
£11.90

Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel
60
£22.15

Betahistine 16mg tablets
84
£8.34

Betahistine 8mg tablets
84
£3.62

Betamethasone valerate 0.1% cream
100
£4.05

Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops
3
£4.48

Bimatoprost 300micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
3
£4.58

Brinzolamide 10mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
5
£9.52

Brinzolamide 10mg/ml eye drops
5
£4.65

Bumetanide 1mg tablets
28
£2.78

Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% ointment
30
£9.60

Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution
300
£6.86

Carvedilol 6.25mg tablets
28
£1.29

Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment
4
£4.69

Chlorphenamine 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
150
£3.65

Cinacalcet 30mg tablets
28
£7.18

Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£4.43

Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£5.80

Clotrimazole 1% cream
20
£1.77

Clotrimazole 1% cream
50
£4.52

Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries
1
£9.95

Co-amilozide 5mg/50mg tablets
28
£10.08

Co-amoxiclav 250mg/62mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£1.99

Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets
21
£4.38

Co-codamol 15mg/500mg tablets
100
£3.29

Co-codamol 30mg/500mg capsules
100
£5.42

Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets
30
£1.32

Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets
100
£4.40

Codeine 30mg tablets
28
£1.08

Codeine 30mg tablets
100
£3.86

Colecalciferol 1,000unit capsules
30
£7.69

Cyclizine 50mg tablets
100
£4.35

Dexamfetamine 5mg tablets
28
£22.85

Digoxin 125microgram tablets*
28
£3.70

Digoxin 250microgram tablets*
28
£3.70

Docusate 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
300
£18.32

Donepezil 5mg tablets
28
£1.50

Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
5
£4.17

Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 0.2ml unit dose preservative free
60
£25.03

Dorzolamide 20mg/ml eye drops
5
£3.43

Doxazosin 4mg tablets
28
£0.91

Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£7.04

Eplerenone 25mg tablets
28
£6.43

Eplerenone 50mg tablets
28
£4.01

Escitalopram 10mg tablets
28
£1.27

Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£2.45

Estradiol 10microgram pessaries
24
£9.45

Etoricoxib 30mg tablets
28
£3.04

Etoricoxib 60mg tablets
28
£3.40

Etoricoxib 90mg tablets
28
£2.90

Ezetimibe 10mg tablets*
28
£17.78 

Flecainide 100mg tablets
60
£3.25

Fludrocortisone 100microgram tablets
30
£6.32

Frovatriptan 2.5mg tablets
6
£10.92

Glycopyrronium bromide 200micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules
10
£13.32

Haloperidol 1.5mg tablets
28
£3.15

Haloperidol 5mg tablets
28
£4.62

Hydrocortisone 1% cream
15
£2.80

Hydrocortisone 1% cream
30
£3.35

Hydrocortisone 1% cream
50
£2.96

Hydrocortisone 10mg tablets
30
£2.13

Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£11.89

Isotretinoin 20mg capsules
30
£11.21

Ketoconazole 2% shampoo
120
£19.40

Lamotrigine 100mg tablets
56
£4.07

Lamotrigine 200mg tablets
56
£5.74

Lamotrigine 25mg tablets
56
£1.95

Lamotrigine 50mg tablets
56
£3.48

Lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tablets sugar free
28
£10.05

Lansoprazole 15mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£0.93

Lansoprazole 15mg orodispersible tablets
28
£2.84

Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£1.29

Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
2.5
£3.57

Letrozole 2.5mg tablets
14
£2.41

Levetiracetam 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free
300
£10.01

Lofepramine 70mg tablets
56
£14.25

Lorazepam 500microgram tablets
28
£21.48

Mebeverine 200mg modified-release capsules
60
£6.01

Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free
50
£45.03

Mercaptopurine 50mg tablets
25
£8.77

Metformin 500mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
150
£27.90

Methylphenidate 10mg tablets
30
£2.99

Metoclopramide 10mg tablets
28
£2.19

Metoprolol 50mg tablets
28
£2.75

Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules
10
£5.32

Mometasone 0.1% ointment
30
£4.38

Mometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray
140
£4.79

Montelukast 10mg tablets
28
£2.68

Montelukast 5mg chewable tablets sugar free
28
£1.21

Morphine sulfate 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
10
£4.70

Morphine sulfate 10mg/5ml oral solution
300
£5.45

Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets
50
£6.47

Ondansetron 4mg tablets
10
£3.14

Orlistat 120mg capsules
84
£25.36

Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
250
£9.60

Pantoprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets
28
£2.19

Pantoprazole 40mg gastro-resistant tablets
28
£2.70

Paracetamol 500mg effervescent tablets
100
£8.26

Piroxicam 0.5% gel
60
£2.12

Piroxicam 0.5% gel
112
£3.96

Pregabalin 225mg capsules
56
£2.56

Primidone 250mg tablets
100
£86.65

Prochlorperazine 3mg buccal tablets
50
£8.67

Prochlorperazine 5mg tablets
28
£1.99

Promethazine hydrochloride 10mg tablets
56
£17.26

Pyridostigmine bromide 60mg tablets
200
£28.00

Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets
28
£3.95

Rasagiline 1mg tablets
28
£20.23

Risperidone 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free
100
£3.16

Risperidone 2mg tablets
60
£2.03

Risperidone 4mg tablets
60
£2.39

Risperidone 500microgram tablets
20
£2.98

Rizatriptan 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free
3
£8.11

Ropinirole 250microgram tablets
12
£6.15

Ropinirole 2mg tablets
28
£21.73

Ropinirole 500microgram tablets
28
£15.75

Rosuvastatin 10mg tablets
28
£1.21

Rosuvastatin 20mg tablets
28
£1.92

Rosuvastatin 40mg tablets
28
£1.75

Simvastatin 80mg tablets
28
£1.95

Sodium chloride 0.9% nebuliser liquid 2.5ml unit dose ampoules
20
£9.50

Sodium cromoglicate 2% eye drops
13.5
£2.35

Sodium valproate 200mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
300
£10.21

Sulpiride 200mg tablets
30
£3.44

Sulpiride 200mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
150
£102.45

Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment
30
£19.16

Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment
60
£38.32

Telmisartan 20mg tablets
28
£3.45

Terbinafine 1% cream
15
£3.19

Terbinafine 1% cream
30
£7.09

Timolol 0.25% eye drops
5
£1.85

Timolol 0.5% eye drops
5
£1.89

Warfarin 1mg tablets
28
£0.80

Warfarin 3mg tablets
28
£0.84

Warfarin 5mg tablets
28
£1.75

Zolmitriptan 2.5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free
6
£17.52

Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets
6
£16.45

Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets
12
£32.90

Zopiclone 3.75mg tablets
28
£1.55

Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets
28
£1.60

* Concessionary prices for December 2023 redetermined by DHSC on 12 January 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) 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.

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