The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (23/09/2022) granted the following list of price concessions:
Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Aciclovir 400mg tablets
56
£3.08
Aciclovir 800mg tablets
35
£3.21
Atenolol 50mg tablets
28
£1.70
Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution
300
£5.90
Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment
4
£4.27
Cilostazol 100mg tablets
56
£14.99
Clarithromycin 250mg tablets
14
£2.88
Clarithromycin 500mg tablets
14
£6.95
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£8.90
Desmopressin 200microgram tablets
30
£22.10
Digoxin 125microgram tablets
28
£1.37
Digoxin 62.5microgram tablets
28
£1.37
Dihydrocodeine 30mg tablets
100
£5.54
Dihydrocodeine 30mg tablets
28
£1.55
Flucloxacillin 125mg/5ml oral solution
100
£1.85
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets
56
£2.05
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets
56
£2.06
Levetiracetam 1g tablets
60
£6.60
Levetiracetam 500mg tablets
60
£3.93
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
250
£9.71
Paracetamol 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
200
£4.14
Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets
24
£3.49
Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets
100
£14.56
Rivastigmine 1.5mg capsules
28
£3.96
Rivastigmine 3mg capsules
28
£4.96
Sodium bicarbonate 500mg capsules
56
£3.99
Sulfasalazine 500mg gastro-resistant tablets
112
£61.60
Sulfasalazine 500mg tablets
112
£58.50
Telmisartan 20mg tablets
28
£4.77
Topiramate 100mg tablets
60
£5.11
Topiramate 25mg tablets
60
£2.53
Topiramate 50mg tablets
60
£3.70
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£8.95
Valsartan 40mg capsules
28
£3.50
Valsartan 80mg capsules
28
£5.80
Venlafaxine 75mg tablets
56
£16.62
The DHSC previously announced (21/09/2022) the following list of price concessions:
Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Exemestane 25mg tablets
30
£17.70
Ezetimibe 10mg tablets
28
£2.60
Famotidine 20mg tablets
28
£19.40
Famotidine 40mg tablets
28
£32.95
Febuxostat 80mg tablets
28
£3.05
Finasteride 5mg tablets
28
£6.51
Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules
28
£2.43
Fluoxetine 20mg capsules
30
£1.60
Gabapentin 100mg capsules
100
£3.30
Gabapentin 600mg tablets
100
£7.16
Hydralazine 25mg tablets
56
£4.55
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£12.25
Ibuprofen 100mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£4.20
Isotretinoin 20mg capsules
30
£14.89
Lacidipine 2mg tablets
28
£2.95
Lacidipine 4mg tablets
28
£4.19
Lercanidipine 20mg tablets
28
£8.10
Methocarbamol 750mg tablets
100
£13.17
Mometasone 0.1% cream
100
£8.99
Mometasone 0.1% cream
30
£4.13
Mometasone 0.1% ointment
100
£9.85
Montelukast 4mg granules sachets sugar free
28
£6.79
Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets
50
£8.75
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules
84
£10.59
Nebivolol 2.5mg tablets
28
£19.99
Nebivolol 5mg tablets
28
£1.72
Nizatidine 150mg capsules
30
£22.25
Norethisterone 5mg tablets
30
£8.05
Olmesartan medoxomil 40mg tablets
28
£4.04
Oxybutynin 5mg tablets
56
£2.00
Paroxetine 20mg tablets
30
£1.89
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets
28
£2.69
Prasugrel 10mg tablets
28
£9.05
Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets
30
£20.19
Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets
56
£32.07
Rizatriptan 10mg tablets
3
£4.07
Solifenacin 10mg tablets
30
£2.30
Solifenacin 5mg tablets
30
£2.25
Tetracycline 250mg tablets
28
£7.64
Tizanidine 2mg tablets
120
£8.28
Tranexamic acid 500mg tablets
60
£7.20
Travoprost 40micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
2.5
£5.75
The DHSC previously announced (20/09/2022) the following list of price concessions:
Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Alendronic acid 70mg tablets
4
£11.45
Amisulpride 100mg tablets
60
£13.94
Amisulpride 200mg tablets
60
£28.57
Amisulpride 50mg tablets
60
£9.20
Amorolfine 5% medicated nail lacquer
5
£7.34
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
100
£2.40
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£2.69
Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops
3
£3.75
Bisacodyl 5mg gastro-resistant tablets
60
£4.75
Brimonidine 0.2% eye drops
5
£4.72
Chlorpromazine 100mg tablets
28
£30.91
Chlorpromazine 25mg tablets
28
£30.93
Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets
28
£31.41
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£4.99
Dipyridamole 100mg tablets
84
£26.91
Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£4.60
Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules
28
£6.37
Escitalopram 10mg tablets
28
£1.95
Escitalopram 5mg tablets
28
£1.15
Temazepam 10mg tablets
28
£27.00
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.
To hear more on how the current price concessions system operates, pharmacy teams can now access a recording of PSNC’s recent webinar here.
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 further concessionary prices on other drugs reported to be unavailable at the stated September 2022 Drug Tariff price. Please note that PSNC cannot provide details of any generic products awaiting price concession approval from DHSC.
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.
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