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 (19/07/2024) announced the following initial list of price concessions for July 2024:
Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Amantadine 100mg capsules
56
£13.21
Amiloride 5mg tablets
28
£15.20
Benzydamine 0.15% mouthwash sugar free
300
£4.51
Bimatoprost 300micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
3
£8.75
Cefalexin 500mg capsules
21
£3.01
Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops
10
£5.29
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£5.10
Co-amoxiclav 250mg/125mg tablets
21
£3.16
Co-codamol 15mg/500mg tablets
100
£3.60
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£4.82
Docusate 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
300
£16.90
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 0.2ml unit dose preservative free
60
£22.46
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£8.79
Duloxetine 40mg gastro-resistant capsules
56
£10.50
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules
30
£2.28
Enalapril 10mg tablets
28
£0.99
Escitalopram 10mg tablets
28
£1.58
Escitalopram 20mg tablets
28
£1.99
Escitalopram 5mg tablets
28
£4.26
Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£2.49
Estradiol 10microgram pessaries
24
£10.38
Etoricoxib 90mg tablets
28
£8.50
Lactulose 3.1-3.7g/5ml oral solution
500
£4.57
Levetiracetam 500mg tablets
60
£5.19
Mebeverine 200mg modified-release capsules
60
£7.41
Memantine 10mg tablets
28
£1.49
Memantine 20mg tablets
28
£1.69
Metformin 1g modified-release tablets
56
£3.83
Metformin 500mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
150
£22.45
Methylphenidate 10mg tablets
30
£3.42
Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules
10
£5.41
Mometasone 0.1% ointment
30
£3.57
Mometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray
140
£9.20
Naproxen 500mg gastro-resistant tablets
56
£4.02
Nebivolol 5mg tablets
28
£4.21
Nicorandil 10mg tablets
60
£8.12
Nortriptyline 10mg tablets
100
£4.49
Olanzapine 10mg tablets
28
£7.99
Olanzapine 15mg tablets
28
£3.99
Olanzapine 2.5mg tablets
28
£2.60
Olanzapine 5mg tablets
28
£4.19
Olanzapine 7.5mg tablets
28
£1.33
Orlistat 120mg capsules
84
£23.14
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
250
£8.48
Pregabalin 100mg capsules
84
£2.42
Pregabalin 300mg capsules
56
£3.08
Pregabalin 50mg capsules
84
£18.95
Pregabalin 75mg capsules
56
£1.90
Prochlorperazine 3mg buccal tablets
50
£8.69
Quetiapine 150mg tablets
60
£19.12
Quetiapine 300mg tablets
60
£13.99
Ropinirole 1mg tablets
84
£32.99
Ropinirole 500microgram tablets
28
£14.91
Sodium valproate 200mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
300
£7.62
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment
30
£25.92
Temazepam 10mg tablets
28
£23.06
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£4.78
There are no prices that rolled over from the previous month.
Please note: We are still in discussion with DHSC on a number other medicines affected by pricing issues this month. We will issue further updates as soon as we hear back from the Department.
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.
Please subscribe to our mailing list to receive email updates of any price concessions.
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.
In May 2023, DHSC implemented a process to roll over to the following month any agreed prices for concessions requested on or after the 23rd of the month.
Furthermore, from April 2024, a retrospective top-up payment system applies to products granted very low concessionary prices by DHSC when compared to the average purchase prices identified via the Margins survey. Further information on the top-up mechanism can be found here.
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