April 2025 Price Concessions England
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 [22/04/2025] announced the following initial list of price concessions for April 2025:
Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
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Alendronic acid 70mg tablets | 4 | £1.15 |
Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 4 | £3.08 |
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension | 70 | £6.30 |
Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £1.99 |
Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £2.62 |
Fenofibrate micronised 160mg tablets | 28 | £3.60 |
Fusidic acid 1% modified-release eye drops | 5 | £35.00 (previously £21.00) |
Isosorbide mononitrate 20mg tablets | 56 | £3.85 |
Isosorbide mononitrate 40mg tablets | 56 | £3.67 |
Lofepramine 70mg tablets | 56 | £25.60 |
Mometasone 0.1% cream | 30 | £3.63 |
Mometasone 0.1% ointment | 30 | £3.42 |
Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets | 50 | £6.50 |
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules | 84 | £11.74 |
Nefopam 30mg tablets | 90 | £4.09 |
Ondansetron 4mg orodispersible tablets | 10 | £16.00 |
Oxybutynin 5mg tablets | 56 | £2.90 |
Prucalopride 2mg tablets | 28 | £10.39 |
Rizatriptan 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 3 | £8.18 |
Sitagliptin 100mg tablets | 28 | £1.67 |
Sitagliptin 25mg tablets | 28 | £1.14 |
Sitagliptin 50mg tablets | 28 | £1.18 |
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment | 30 | £25.92 |
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment | 60 | £47.28 |
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 100 | £5.99 |
The following price concessions rolled over from March to April 2025 | ||
Oxybutynin 2.5mg tablets | 56 | £1.11 |
Venlafaxine 300mg modified-release tablets | 30 | £43.09 |
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.