The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (22/11/2022) granted the following list of price concessions for November 2022:

Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Alendronic acid 70mg tablets
4
£5.36
Amisulpride 100mg tablets
60
£20.29
Amisulpride 200mg tablets
60
£33.92
Amisulpride 50mg tablets
60
£13.09
Amorolfine 5% medicated nail lacquer
5
£7.34
Aripiprazole 10mg tablets
28
£29.95
Aripiprazole 15mg tablets
28
£25.85
Baclofen 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
300
£6.00
Benzydamine 0.15% oromucosal spray sugar free
30
£3.80
Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops
3
£3.81
Brimonidine 0.2% eye drops
5
£4.85
Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution
300
£9.00
Carbocisteine 375mg capsules
120
£17.04
Carvedilol 6.25mg tablets
28
£2.07
Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment
4
£3.86
Chlorpromazine 100mg tablets
28
£28.36
Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets
28
£29.51
Cilostazol 100mg tablets
56
£15.56
Citalopram 10mg tablets
28
£1.29
Citalopram 40mg tablets
28
£1.48
Clarithromycin 250mg tablets
14
£3.35
Clarithromycin 500mg tablets
14
£7.64
Clotrimazole 1% cream
20
£2.50
Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries
1
£10.50
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets
32
£2.88
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets
100
£8.99
Colecalciferol 1,000unit capsules
30
£7.95
Co-trimoxazole 80mg/400mg tablets
28
£3.79
Desloratadine 5mg tablets
30
£5.99
Desogestrel 75microgram tablets
84
£5.08
Digoxin 62.5microgram tablets
28
£5.00
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml eye drops
5
£4.39
Dosulepin 25mg capsules
28
£4.99
Doxycycline 100mg capsules
8
£0.96
Escitalopram 10mg tablets
28
£1.99
Escitalopram 20mg tablets
28
£1.63
Febuxostat 80mg tablets
28
£3.40
Finasteride 5mg tablets
28
£4.99
Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules
28
£2.73
Fluoxetine 20mg capsules
30
£1.25
Fluoxetine 60mg capsules
30
£2.23
Frovatriptan 2.5mg tablets
6
£15.00
Gabapentin 600mg tablets
100
£12.50
Ivabradine 5mg tablets
56
£7.50
Lacidipine 4mg tablets
28
£4.18
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets
56
£2.19
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets
56
£2.43
Lercanidipine 20mg tablets
28
£8.21
Levetiracetam 1g tablets
60
£6.68
Levetiracetam 500mg tablets
60
£4.62
Mebeverine 135mg tablets
100
£3.70
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules
84
£11.00
Naproxen 500mg gastro-resistant tablets
56
£5.57
Norethisterone 5mg tablets
30
£7.65
Oxybutynin 5mg tablets
56
£2.20
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
250
£9.71
Paracetamol 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
200
£9.81
Paroxetine 20mg tablets
30
£1.64
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets
28
£2.45
Pregabalin 150mg capsules
56
£2.43
Pregabalin 300mg capsules
56
£3.33
Pregabalin 50mg capsules
84
£2.36
Pregabalin 75mg capsules
56
£2.30
Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets
56
£34.19
Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets
28
£4.50
Rabeprazole 10mg gastro-resistant tablets
28
£6.68
Rabeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets
28
£11.34
Risedronate sodium 35mg tablets
4
£3.59
Risperidone 500microgram tablets
20
£3.83
Tamsulosin 400microgram / Dutasteride 500microgram capsules
30
£19.80
Telmisartan 40mg tablets
28
£2.50
Temazepam 20mg tablets
28
£34.93
Topiramate 100mg tablets
60
£6.16
Tranexamic acid 500mg tablets
60
£7.10
Travoprost 40micrograms/ml / timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
2.5
£5.99
Trospium chloride 20mg tablets
60
£12.95
Venlafaxine 75mg tablets
56
£13.65

The DHSC previously announced (18/11/2022) the following list of price concessions:

Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
100
£2.69
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£2.69
Benzydamine 0.15% mouthwash sugar free
300
£4.65
Bisacodyl 5mg gastro-resistant tablets
60
£4.99
Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets
28
£1.15
Chlorpromazine 25mg tablets
28
£28.50
Citalopram 20mg tablets
28
£1.96
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£10.81
Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£4.11
Escitalopram 5mg tablets
28
£1.15
Ezetimibe 10mg tablets
28
£1.99
Flucloxacillin 125mg/5ml oral solution
100
£1.89
Fluoxetine 10mg capsules
30
£24.95
Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution
70
£12.95
Gabapentin 100mg capsules
100
£3.30
Hydralazine 25mg tablets
56
£4.57
Lacidipine 2mg tablets
28
£3.05
Lamotrigine 25mg dispersible tablets sugar free
56
£23.53
Mometasone 0.1% ointment
30
£4.17
Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets
50
£8.50
Naproxen 250mg gastro-resistant tablets
56
£2.70
Nebivolol 5mg tablets
28
£1.37
Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets
24
£3.48
Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets
100
£14.50
Rasagiline 1mg tablets
28
£5.05
Telmisartan 80mg tablets
28
£2.86
Temazepam 10mg tablets
28
£28.57
Valsartan 40mg capsules
28
£4.68
Valsartan 80mg capsules
28
£8.90

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

PSNC is still working with the DHSC to agree concessionary prices for other drugs reported to be unavailable at the stated November 2022 Drug Tariff price. Please note that PSNC cannot provide details of any generic products awaiting price concession approval from DHSC.

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.

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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