September 2023 Price Concessions
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 (29/09/2023) announced the following final list of price concessions for September 2023:
Drug |
Pack size |
Price concession |
Atorvastatin 80mg tablets |
28 |
£5.32 |
Brimonidine 0.2% eye drops |
5 |
£3.20 |
Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% ointment |
30 |
£9.14 |
Clarithromycin 500mg tablets |
14 |
£8.10 |
Cyclizine 50mg tablets |
100 |
£4.39 |
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops |
5 |
£1.99 |
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution |
100 |
£3.38 |
Itraconazole 100mg capsules |
15 |
£6.96 |
Lansoprazole 30mg orodispersible tablets |
28 |
£5.21 |
Letrozole 2.5mg tablets |
14 |
£4.22 |
Mebeverine 200mg modified-release capsules |
60 |
£5.44 |
Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules |
10 |
£6.29 |
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules |
84 |
£10.24 |
Pantoprazole 40mg gastro-resistant tablets |
28 |
£4.37 |
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125mg/5ml oral solution |
100 |
£7.63 |
Rasagiline 1mg tablets |
28 |
£16.04 |
Rizatriptan 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free |
3 |
£5.49 |
Ropinirole 2mg tablets |
28 |
£18.40 |
Ropinirole 500 micrograms tablets |
28 |
£12.73 |
Topiramate 100mg tablets |
60 |
£12.28 |
Valaciclovir 500mg tablets |
10 |
£14.39 |
Warfarin 1mg tablets |
28 |
£0.84 |
The Department has previously (27/09/2023) announced the following list of price concessions:
Drug |
Pack size |
Price concession |
Atomoxetine 10mg capsules |
28 |
£44.45 |
Atomoxetine 18mg capsules |
28 |
£42.95 |
Atomoxetine 25mg capsules |
28 |
£43.21 |
Atomoxetine 40mg capsules |
28 |
£48.84 |
Atomoxetine 60mg capsules |
28 |
£48.48 |
Beclometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray |
200 |
£2.63 |
Calamine lotion |
200 |
£1.92 |
Chlorphenamine 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free |
150 |
£7.63 |
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension |
70 |
£5.18 |
Co-beneldopa 12.5mg/50mg capsules |
100 |
£4.82 |
Codeine 30mg tablets |
28 |
£1.08 |
Codeine 30mg tablets |
100 |
£3.86 |
Hydrocortisone 1% cream |
50 |
£3.30 |
Lactulose 3.1-3.7g/5ml oral solution |
500 |
£2.97 |
Lansoprazole 15mg orodispersible tablets |
28 |
£2.90 |
Mebeverine 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free |
300 |
£214.96 |
Ondansetron 4mg tablets |
10 |
£7.10 |
Rosuvastatin 40mg tablets |
28 |
£1.70 |
Simvastatin 80mg tablets |
28 |
£1.51 |
Sulpiride 200mg/5ml oral solution sugar free |
150 |
£101.58 |
Travoprost 40micrograms/ml / timolol 5mg/ml eye drops |
2.5 |
£5.17 |
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 had previously (19.09.2023) announced the following list of price concessions for September 2023:
Drug |
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 |