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 (30/11/2023) announced the following final list of price concessions for November 2023:
Please note the following two lines have been revised upwards following mid-month price changes reported by pharmacy owners, the revised prices are reflected in the table below:
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg capsules
Etoricoxib 60mg tablets
Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Amisulpride 100mg tablets
60
£14.94
Azithromycin 250mg capsules
6
£1.59
Beclometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray
200
£2.60
Betahistine 8mg tablets
84
£3.80
Betamethasone valerate 0.1% cream
100
£4.05
Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops
3
£3.95
Bimatoprost 300micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
3
£4.58
Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution
300
£7.00
Chlorphenamine 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
150
£4.87
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£4.32
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£5.65
Co-amoxiclav 250mg/62mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£2.04
Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets
21
£3.46
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg capsules
100
£4.50
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets
30
£1.20
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets
100
£4.00
Colecalciferol 1,000unit capsules
30
£6.31
Cyclizine 50mg tablets
100
£4.35
Donepezil 5mg tablets
28
£1.99
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
5
£5.07
Eplerenone 25mg tablets
28
£6.43
Estradiol 10microgram pessaries
24
£9.45
Etoricoxib 60mg tablets
28
£2.99
Ezetimibe 10mg tablets
28
£9.44
Fluticasone 400microgram/unit dose nasal drops
28
£14.92
Frovatriptan 2.5mg tablets
6
£11.32
Haloperidol 1.5mg tablets
28
£3.28
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
2.5
£11.76
Lorazepam 500microgram tablets
28
£20.04
Mebeverine 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
300
£210.43
Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free
50
£24.18
Metoprolol 50mg tablets
28
£3.24
Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules
10
£5.15
Morphine sulfate 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
10
£5.82
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
250
£9.34
Pantoprazole 40mg gastro-resistant tablets
28
£3.16
Pyridostigmine bromide 60mg tablets
200
£23.48
Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets
28
£3.99
Riluzole 50mg tablets
56
£216.45
Ropinirole 2mg tablets
28
£21.56
Ropinirole 500microgram tablets
28
£15.75
Sitagliptin 100mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
150
£57.56
Sodium chloride 0.9% nebuliser liquid 2.5ml unit dose ampoules
20
£9.50
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment
30
£20.03
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment
60
£37.05
Telmisartan 20mg tablets
28
£3.37
For the full list of price concessions granted for November 2023, please visit our webpage: cpe.org.uk/priceconcessions
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.
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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.
Furthermore, from May 2023, DHSC has implemented a process to roll over prices to the following month for any concessions requested after the 23rd of the month provided these prices were agreed with us. We are also continuing to work with DHSC on how a ‘retrospective increased payment’ may apply, where appropriate. Further information regarding this concession ‘top-up’ mechanism will be issued once details are finalised.
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