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 (19/09/2023) announced the following initial list of price concessions for September 2023:
Pack size
Price concession
Acamprosate 333mg gastro-resistant tablets
168
£23.67
Aciclovir 800mg tablets
35
£3.81
Amiloride 5mg tablets
28
£14.24
Amisulpride 100mg tablets
60
£18.11
Amisulpride 200mg tablets
60
£32.15
Atorvastatin 10mg tablets
28
£1.39
Atorvastatin 20mg tablets
28
£1.95
Atorvastatin 40mg tablets
28
£2.25
Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel
30
£11.95
Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel
60
£22.21
Betahistine 16mg tablets
84
£8.85
Betahistine 8mg tablets
84
£4.09
Betamethasone valerate 0.1% cream
30
£2.28
Bicalutamide 150mg tablets
28
£3.63
Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops
3
£3.97
Bisacodyl 5mg gastro-resistant tablets
60
£4.59
Brinzolamide 10mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
5
£9.20
Brinzolamide 10mg/ml eye drops
5
£4.99
Bumetanide 1mg tablets
28
£2.80
Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free
7
£4.21
Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution
300
£7.49
Carvedilol 6.25mg tablets
28
£1.30
Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment
4
£4.99
Cinacalcet 30mg tablets
28
£7.25
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£4.10
Clarithromycin 250mg tablets
14
£3.25
Clotrimazole 1% cream
20
£1.94
Clotrimazole 1% cream
50
£3.99
Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries
1
£9.45
Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets
21
£4.50
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets
100
£6.62
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg capsules
100
£3.96
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£8.25
Docusate 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
300
£17.77
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 0.2ml unit dose preservative free
60
£19.56
Doxycycline 100mg capsules
8
£0.90
Enalapril 2.5mg tablets
28
£8.48
Eplerenone 25mg tablets
28
£11.15
Eplerenone 50mg tablets
28
£5.89
Etoricoxib 60mg tablets
28
£2.50
Flecainide 100mg tablets
60
£3.47
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
100
£3.62
Glycopyrronium bromide 200micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules
10
£9.93
Hydrocortisone 1% cream
15
£1.98
Hydrocortisone 1% cream
30
£3.45
Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets
60
£3.45
Isotretinoin 20mg capsules
30
£11.49
Ivabradine 2.5mg tablets
56
£44.19
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets
56
£2.15
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets
56
£1.94
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops
2.5
£1.88
Levetiracetam 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free
300
£10.36
Lofepramine 70mg tablets
56
£14.50
Mercaptopurine 50mg tablets
25
£9.42
Methylphenidate 10mg tablets
30
£3.08
Metoprolol 50mg tablets
28
£2.25
Mometasone 0.1% cream
30
£4.14
Mometasone 0.1% ointment
30
£4.20
Montelukast 10mg tablets
28
£1.44
Moxonidine 200microgram tablets
28
£5.29
Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets
50
£7.15
Orlistat 120mg capsules
84
£24.19
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
250
£9.60
Pantoprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets
28
£3.85
Perindopril erbumine 4mg tablets
30
£1.50
Perindopril erbumine 8mg tablets
30
£1.87
Pizotifen 1.5mg tablets
28
£1.81
Pramipexole 180microgram tablets
30
£9.00
Pregabalin 225mg capsules
56
£2.57
Pregabalin 300mg capsules
56
£3.12
Pregabalin 75mg capsules
56
£2.10
Prochlorperazine 3mg buccal tablets
50
£8.09
Prochlorperazine 5mg tablets
28
£1.96
Quetiapine 25mg tablets
60
£1.48
Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets
28
£8.45
Risperidone 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free
100
£3.13
Risperidone 500microgram tablets
20
£3.19
Ropinirole 250microgram tablets
12
£6.15
Rosuvastatin 10mg tablets
28
£1.15
Rosuvastatin 20mg tablets
28
£3.74
Rosuvastatin 5mg tablets
28
£1.00
Sodium chloride 0.9% nebuliser liquid 2.5ml unit dose ampoules
20
£9.50
Spironolactone 100mg tablets
28
£4.56
Spironolactone 25mg tablets
28
£1.84
Spironolactone 50mg tablets
28
£3.98
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment
60
£39.41
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment
30
£21.78
Tamsulosin 400microgram modified-release capsules
30
£1.44
Terbinafine 1% cream
15
£3.07
Terbinafine 1% cream
30
£6.15
Warfarin 5mg tablets
28
£1.34
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free
6
£20.69
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets
6
£16.50
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets
12
£33.00
Zopiclone 3.75mg tablets
28
£1.78
Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets
28
£1.53
For the full list of price concessions granted so far for September 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.
We encourage pharmacies to report any problems obtaining a Part VIII product at or below the stated Drug Tariff price, using the online feedback form on the Community Pharmacy England website. Please include full details of the supplier and price paid for any products sourced above the Drug Tariff price. We will investigate the extent of the problem and, if appropriate, discuss the issue with DHSC. We are still working with the DHSC to agree concessionary prices for other drugs reported to be unavailable at the stated September Drug Tariff price. Please note that we cannot provide details of any generic products awaiting price concession approval from DHSC.
Please subscribe to our mailing list to receive email updates of any price concessions.
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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