The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (03/08/2022) granted the following final list of price concessions:

Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% gel
60
£36.13
Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£4.28
Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£6.91
Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution
70
£3.79
Risperidone 500microgram tablets
20
£2.57
Temazepam 10mg tablets
28
£17.00
Temazepam 20mg tablets
28
£18.22
Venlafaxine 75mg tablets
56
£12.86

DHSC previously (29/07/2022) granted the following list of price concessions:

Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Alendronic Acid 70mg tablets
4
£12.83
Aripiprazole 10mg tablets
28
£5.00
Aripiprazole 15mg tablets
28
£1.15
Aripiprazole 5mg tablets
28
£1.03
Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops
3
£3.55
Chlorpromazine 100mg tablets
28
£25.04
Chlorpromazine 25mg tablets
28
£25.07
Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets
28
£25.73
Citalopram 10mg tablets
28
£2.48
Citalopram 20mg tablets
28
£3.83
Clarithromycin 500mg tablets
14
£7.32
Clonidine 25microgram tablets
112
£12.34
Dipyridamole 100mg tablets
84
£23.23
Enalapril 5mg tablets
28
£3.08
Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets
28
£5.78
Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant tablets
28
£5.35
Exemestane 25mg tablets
30
£14.86
Finasteride 5mg tablets
28
£1.53
Fluoxetine 40mg capsules
30
£2.85
Gabapentin 600mg tablets
100
£5.57
Glyceryl trinitrate 500microgram sublingual tablets
100
£4.94
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£6.77
Ibandronic acid 50mg tablets
28
£89.37
Lercanidipine 10mg tablets
28
£3.53
Losartan 50mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets
28
£5.73
Mometasone 0.1% cream
100
£8.84
Mometasone 0.1% cream
30
£3.73
Mometasone 0.1% ointment
30
£3.99
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets
28
£1.63
Prasugrel 10mg tablets
28
£8.65
Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets
30
£17.74
Promethazine hydrochloride 10mg tablets*
56
£17.77 (previously £13.45)
Risedronate sodium 35mg tablets
4
£1.76
Tetracycline 250mg tablets
28
£7.06

*Due to the price change mechanism, the reimbursement price for Promethazine hydrochloride 10mg tablets has increased from £4.24 to £17.77 for the month of July 2022. Any prescription for Promethazine hydrochloride 10mg tablets x 56 submitted for payment to the NHSBSA for the month of July 2022 will be reimbursed at the new price of £17.77 (not as per the price concession of £13.45 announced in the 4th concessions update published on 29 July 2022)

DHSC previously (26/07/2022) granted the following list of price concessions:

Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Flecainide 100mg tablets
60
£4.52
Fluoxetine 20mg capsules
30
£1.80
Ibuprofen 100mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£3.99
Lacidipine 2mg tablets
28
£2.95
Loratadine 5mg/5ml oral solution
100
£4.72
Rizatriptan 10mg tablets
3
£3.69
Tamsulosin 400microgram / Dutasteride 500microgram capsules
30
£3.90

DHSC previously (22/07/2022) granted the following list of price concessions:

Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Celecoxib 200mg capsules
30
£5.97
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£5.00
Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries
1
£5.20
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£6.16
Desloratadine 5mg tablets
30
£4.91
Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules
28
£2.34
Isotretinoin 20mg capsules
30
£15.00
Meloxicam 15mg tablets
30
£2.75
Memantine 20mg tablets
28
£1.45
Methocarbamol 750mg tablets
100
£13.45
Nebivolol 2.5mg tablets
28
£13.65
Olmesartan medoxomil 40mg tablets
28
£4.88
Rabeprazole 10mg gastro-resistant tablets
28
£4.43
Rabeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets
28
£9.95
Rivastigmine 1.5mg capsules
28
£3.78
Rivastigmine 3mg capsules
28
£4.20
Telmisartan 20mg tablets
28
£4.82
Topiramate 25mg tablets
60
£2.45
Travoprost 40micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
2.5
£5.64
Trospium chloride 20mg tablets
60
£13.50
Valsartan 80mg capsules
28
£5.19

DHSC previously (19/07/2022) granted the following list of price concessions:

Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Aciclovir 400mg tablets
56
£3.18
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
100
£2.20
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£2.53
Benzydamine 0.15% oromucosal spray sugar free
30
£4.30
Brimonidine 0.2% eye drops
5
£4.75
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml eye drops
5
£4.20
Famotidine 20mg tablets
28
£19.74
Famotidine 40mg tablets
28
£32.04
Gabapentin 100mg capsules
100
£3.45
Lacidipine 4mg tablets
28
£3.88
Lercanidipine 20mg tablets
28
£8.68
Mometasone 0.1% ointment
100
£9.79
Montelukast 4mg granules sachets sugar free
28
£6.51
Nizatidine 150mg capsules
30
£22.25
Norethisterone 5mg tablets
30
£5.99
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
250
£8.25
Paracetamol 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
200
£3.38
Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets
56
£32.19
Sodium bicarbonate 500mg capsules
56
£3.65
Solifenacin 10mg tablets
30
£3.74
Solifenacin 5mg tablets
30
£3.14
Sulfasalazine 500mg gastro-resistant tablets
112
£56.99
Sulfasalazine 500mg tablets
112
£56.99
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£9.16

Read the Contractor update on medicine supply here

No additional endorsements are required for price concessions. A price concession only applies for the month in which it is granted.

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.

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