The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (24/05/2023) granted the following list of price concessions for May 2023:

Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Amoxicillin 125mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£3.42
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£3.50
Atorvastatin 20mg tablets
28
£1.56
Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops
3
£3.99
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£5.38
Desogestrel 75microgram tablets
84
£3.45
Flecainide 100mg tablets
60
£4.22
Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets
60
£5.45
Ivabradine 2.5mg tablets
56
£49.00
Ivabradine 5mg tablets
56
£29.98
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops
2.5
£2.08
Losartan 100mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg tablets
28
£6.13
Nitrofurantoin 100mg tablets
28
£14.15
Nitrofurantoin 50mg tablets
28
£12.52
Omeprazole 10mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£1.95
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
250
£12.00
Perindopril erbumine 8mg tablets
30
£3.40
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets
28
£3.10
Pramipexole 180microgram tablets
30
£11.00
Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets
56
£30.90
Risperidone 500microgram tablets
20
£3.26
Sodium cromoglicate 2% eye drops
13.5
£3.10
Spironolactone 50mg tablets
28
£3.99
Terbinafine 1% cream
30
£3.78
Topiramate 100mg tablets
60
£17.90
Topiramate 50mg tablets
60
£18.25
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£8.20
Valaciclovir 500mg tablets
10
£20.59

The DHSC previously announced (18/05/2023) the following list of price concessions:

Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Amisulpride 100mg tablets
60
£19.60
Amisulpride 50mg tablets
60
£12.34
Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel
30
£11.45
Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel
60
£22.90
Bicalutamide 150mg tablets
28
£4.00
Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets
28
£0.99
Brimonidine 0.2% eye drops
5
£4.20
Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% ointment
30
£12.13
Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment
4
£5.20
Chlorpromazine 100mg tablets
28
£24.95
Chlorpromazine 25mg tablets
28
£24.99
Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets
28
£25.45
Clarithromycin 500mg tablets
14
£9.95
Clotrimazole 1% cream
20
£1.89
Clotrimazole 1% cream
50
£3.71
Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets
21
£5.25
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets
100
£7.49
Desloratadine 5mg tablets
30
£3.82
Digoxin 125microgram tablets
28
£3.99
Digoxin 250microgram tablets
28
£3.80
Digoxin 62.5microgram tablets
28
£4.64
Doxycycline 100mg capsules
8
£0.99
Febuxostat 80mg tablets
28
£3.95
Finasteride 5mg tablets
28
£3.82
Flucloxacillin 125mg/5ml oral solution
100
£2.87
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution
100
£3.91
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
100
£3.59
Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution
70
£12.05
Frovatriptan 2.5mg tablets
6
£13.07
Gabapentin 600mg tablets
100
£22.50
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£12.00
Isotretinoin 20mg capsules
30
£12.35
Lansoprazole 15mg orodispersible tablets
28
£3.09
Leflunomide 20mg tablets
30
£3.43
Levetiracetam 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free
300
£10.55
Lofepramine 70mg tablets
56
£13.46
Mebeverine 135mg tablets
100
£7.09
Mometasone 0.1% cream
30
£4.25
Mometasone 0.1% ointment
30
£4.59
Mometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray
140
£2.99
Moxonidine 200microgram tablets
28
£5.79
Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets
50
£8.42
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules
84
£11.82
Nebivolol 2.5mg tablets
28
£14.19
Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£2.25
Perindopril erbumine 2mg tablets
30
£1.69
Perindopril erbumine 4mg tablets
30
£2.53
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125mg/5ml oral solution
100
£9.25
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg/5ml oral solution
100
£9.95
Pregabalin 150mg capsules
56
£2.85
Pregabalin 300mg capsules
56
£3.88
Pregabalin 75mg capsules
56
£2.13
Quetiapine 300mg tablets
60
£4.08
Ropinirole 250microgram tablets
12
£5.82
Spironolactone 25mg tablets
28
£2.11
Tamsulosin 400microgram / Dutasteride 500microgram capsules
30
£17.37
Tamsulosin 400microgram modified-release capsules
30
£1.50
Telmisartan 80mg tablets
28
£3.02
Terbinafine 1% cream
15
£3.65
Tolterodine 1mg tablets
56
£2.84
Topiramate 25mg tablets
60
£8.75
Trospium chloride 20mg tablets
60
£12.06
Valsartan 40mg capsules
28
£6.75
Valsartan 80mg capsules
28
£8.01
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free
6
£19.39
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets
6
£13.95
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets
12
£27.90
Zopiclone 3.75mg tablets
28
£1.99
Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets
28
£1.69

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. PSNC is still working with the DHSC to agree concessionary prices for other drugs reported to be unavailable at the stated May 2023 Drug Tariff price. Please note that PSNC cannot provide details of any generic products awaiting price concession approval from DHSC. Further updates to the price concession list will be published on our  website. You can also subscribe to our mailing list to receive email updates of any further price concessions.

As part of the Year 4 & 5 funding settlement for community pharmacy, it was agreed that an urgent review of the price concession setting system would take place following significant concerns raised by pharmacy contractors about the unsustainable level of prices, imposed by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in the past few months, for certain medicines. Since this announcement, PSNC has been working with DHSC officials to find urgent solutions to improve the price concessions system. One of the changes agreed between PSNC and DHSC is that from 1 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. PSNC has sent a strong and clear message back to Government that pharmacies cannot continue to subsidise the NHS medicines bill and is in discussion with DHSC about other improvements to the price concession system.

Further information on price concessions and FAQs about the process involved can be found on our website (psnc.org.uk/priceconcessions). 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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