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 (01/10/2024) announced the following final list of price concessions for September 2024:
Drug
Pack size
Price concession
Amantadine 100mg capsules
56
£18.06
Apixaban 2.5mg tablets
60
£14.99
Apixaban 5mg tablets
56
£13.78
Brimonidine 0.2% eye drops
5
£2.26
Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% gel
60
£24.83
Captopril 12.5mg tablets
56
£22.97
Captopril 25mg tablets
56
£21.73
Captopril 50mg tablets
56
£24.29
Carbimazole 5mg tablets
100
£1.98
Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops
10
£5.25
Citalopram 10mg tablets
28
£0.85
Citalopram 20mg tablets
28
£0.85
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£3.59
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
70
£7.92
Clonidine 25microgram tablets
112
£13.39
Clotrimazole 500mg pessary and Clotrimazole 2% cream
1
£6.04
Co-amoxiclav 125mg/31mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£3.05
Co-amoxiclav 250mg/62mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£3.10
Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets
21
£3.21
Colecalciferol 1,000unit tablets
28
£3.23
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
5
£6.34
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 0.2ml unit dose preservative free
60
£21.51
Erythromycin 250mg gastro-resistant tablets
28
£12.47
Escitalopram 20mg tablets
28
£1.54
Escitalopram 5mg tablets
28
£1.72
Etoricoxib 60mg tablets
28
£6.75
Etoricoxib 90mg tablets
28
£6.85
Fenofibrate micronised 200mg capsules
28
£3.32
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
100
£5.63
Fusidic acid 2% cream
15
£2.46
Haloperidol 1.5mg tablets
28
£14.25
Haloperidol 5mg tablets
28
£9.32
Haloperidol 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
100
£8.18
Hydrocortisone 10mg tablets
30
£1.92
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£11.75
Itraconazole 100mg capsules
15
£7.57
Lacosamide 200mg tablets
56
£10.63
Levetiracetam 250mg tablets
60
£2.11
Levetiracetam 500mg tablets
60
£6.50
Lisinopril 20mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets
28
£7.50
Lofepramine 70mg tablets
56
£23.12
Lorazepam 1mg tablets
28
£3.16
Mebeverine 200mg modified-release capsules
60
£7.63
Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free
50
£26.29
Metformin 500mg modified-release tablets
56
£2.00
Methylphenidate 54mg modified-release tablets
30
£73.62
Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules
10
£5.58
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules
84
£9.25
Naproxen 250mg gastro-resistant tablets
56
£4.68
Olanzapine 10mg tablets
28
£4.44
Olanzapine 20mg tablets
28
£4.41
Oxycodone 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules
5
£8.00
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
250
£8.48
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets
28
£17.85
Pregabalin 300mg capsules
56
£2.80
Pregabalin 75mg capsules
56
£1.69
Propantheline bromide 15mg tablets
112
£103.50
Quetiapine 300mg tablets
60
£13.79
Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets
28
£6.32
Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets
28
£2.85
Ramipril 2.5mg tablets
28
£1.20
Ropinirole 2mg tablets
28
£26.24
Sodium chloride 0.9% nebuliser liquid 2.5ml unit dose ampoules
20
£9.50
Sulpiride 200mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
150
£99.45
Terbinafine 250mg tablets
14
£7.79
Trandolapril 4mg capsules
28
£9.13
Travoprost 40micrograms/ml / timolol 5mg/ml eye drops
2.5
£8.13
Venlafaxine 225mg modified-release capsules
28
£18.00
For the full list of price concessions granted for September 2024 please visit our price concession hub page here.
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.
In May 2023, DHSC implemented a process to roll over to the following month any agreed prices for concessions requested on or after the 23rd of the month.
Furthermore, from April 2024, a retrospective top-up payment system applies to products granted very low concessionary prices by DHSC when compared to the average purchase prices identified via the Margins survey. Further information on the top-up mechanism can be found here.
Please see our latest funding and reimbursement short video for further information on the recent changes to the price concession process.
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