The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (15/03/2023) granted the following initial list of price concessions for March 2023.

Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Amisulpride 100mg tablets
60
£20.29
Amisulpride 200mg tablets
60
£33.92
Amisulpride 50mg tablets
60
£13.09
Amoxicillin 125mg/5ml oral suspension
100
£4.32
Amoxicillin 125mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£3.80
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
100
£4.34
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£3.50
Amoxicillin 500mg capsules
15
£2.51
Amoxicillin 500mg capsules
21
£3.51
Aripiprazole 15mg tablets
28
£12.36
Aripiprazole 5mg tablets
28
£14.98
Atenolol 25mg tablets
28
£1.31
Baclofen 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
300
£5.99
Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops
3
£4.04
Bisacodyl 5mg gastro-resistant tablets
60
£4.83
Brimonidine 0.2% eye drops
5
£4.42
Brinzolamide 10mg/ml eye drops
5
£5.06
Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution
300
£7.08
Carbocisteine 375mg capsules
120
£8.24
Carvedilol 6.25mg tablets
28
£1.45
Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment
4
£5.20
Chlorpromazine 100mg tablets
28
£26.54
Chlorpromazine 25mg tablets
28
£25.43
Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets
28
£26.79
Cinacalcet 30mg tablets
28
£11.95
Citalopram 40mg/ml oral drops sugar free
15
£9.38
Clarithromycin 500mg tablets
14
£10.20
Clonidine 25microgram tablets
112
£20.78
Clotrimazole 1% cream
50
£3.47
Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries
1
£10.35
Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets
21
£6.95
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets
100
£7.60
Co-trimoxazole 80mg/400mg tablets
28
£2.73
Desogestrel 75microgram tablets
84
£3.39
Digoxin 125microgram tablets
28
£3.78
Digoxin 250microgram tablets
28
£3.02
Digoxin 62.5microgram tablets
28
£3.81
Dosulepin 25mg capsules
28
£5.08
Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£2.69
Enalapril 2.5mg tablets
28
£7.19
Ezetimibe 10mg tablets
28
£1.63
Finasteride 5mg tablets
28
£4.01
Flucloxacillin 125mg/5ml oral solution
100
£2.98
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution
100
£3.98
Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules
28
£3.59
Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution
70
£15.50
Frovatriptan 2.5mg tablets
6
£15.05
Gabapentin 600mg tablets
100
£32.00
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£13.19
Isotretinoin 20mg capsules
30
£12.50
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets
56
£2.50
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets
56
£2.76
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops
2.5
£2.64
Levetiracetam 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free
300
£11.49
Levetiracetam 1g tablets
60
£6.28
Mebeverine 135mg tablets
100
£7.55
Methocarbamol 750mg tablets
100
£10.66
Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets
50
£8.42
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules
84
£10.89
Naproxen 250mg gastro-resistant tablets
56
£2.50
Naproxen 500mg gastro-resistant tablets
56
£4.90
Naproxen 500mg tablets
28
£1.77
Nebivolol 2.5mg tablets
28
£16.18
Nebivolol 5mg tablets
28
£1.73
Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£2.50
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
250
£9.50
Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets
24
£3.49
Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets
100
£14.54
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets
28
£3.20
Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets
30
£57.50
Pregabalin 150mg capsules
56
£2.68
Pregabalin 25mg capsules
56
£1.93
Pregabalin 300mg capsules
56
£3.50
Pregabalin 50mg capsules
84
£2.64
Pregabalin 75mg capsules
56
£2.33
Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets
56
£32.59
Quetiapine 25mg tablets
60
£1.61
Quetiapine 300mg tablets
60
£4.08
Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets
28
£4.50
Rasagiline 1mg tablets
28
£3.99
Risedronate sodium 35mg tablets
4
£2.84
Telmisartan 20mg tablets
28
£5.02
Telmisartan 40mg tablets
28
£3.40
Telmisartan 80mg tablets
28
£3.48
Terbinafine 1% cream
15
£3.02
Terbinafine 1% cream
30
£3.50
Topiramate 25mg tablets
60
£9.25
Topiramate 50mg tablets
60
£16.81
Trospium chloride 20mg tablets
60
£12.09
Valsartan 160mg capsules
28
£8.08
Valsartan 40mg capsules
28
£6.65
Venlafaxine 37.5mg tablets
56
£3.99
Venlafaxine 75mg tablets
56
£11.13
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets
12
£27.50
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets
6
£13.75
Zopiclone 3.75mg tablets
28
£1.99

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

PSNC is seeking improvements to the current price concessions system following significant concerns raised by pharmacy contractors about the unsustainable level of prices, imposed by DHSC in the past few months, for certain medicines and has sent a strong and clear message back to Government that pharmacies cannot subsidise the NHS medicines bill, escalating this within the DHSC and insisting that they find urgent solutions.

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. Please note that PSNC cannot provide details of any generic products awaiting price concession approval from DHSC.

Contractors will be alerted to further updates to the price concession list through our website and via our e-news email.  If you wish to subscribe to our email list, you can receive an email as soon as any announcements are made.

To hear more on how the current price concessions system operates, pharmacy teams can now access a recording of PSNC’s recent webinar here.

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