October 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 [31/10/2023] announced the following final list of price concessions for October 2023:
|
Drug |
Pack size |
Price concession |
|
Amisulpride 200mg tablets |
60 |
£31.19 |
|
Atomoxetine 10mg capsules |
28 |
£45.59 |
|
Betahistine 16mg tablets |
84 |
£9.55 |
|
Betahistine 8mg tablets |
84 |
£3.45 |
|
Betamethasone valerate 0.1% cream |
100 |
£4.62 |
|
Bimatoprost 300micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops |
3 |
£4.27 |
|
Carbocisteine 375mg capsules |
120 |
£7.68 |
|
Carbomer '980' 0.2% eye drops |
10 |
£4.05 |
|
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules |
5 |
£5.72 |
|
Dexamfetamine 5mg tablets |
28 |
£22.87 |
|
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 0.2ml unit dose preservative free |
60 |
£19.05 |
|
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules |
28 |
£9.45 |
|
Etoricoxib 30mg tablets |
28 |
£1.79 |
|
Etoricoxib 90mg tablets |
28 |
£2.14 |
|
Fludrocortisone 100microgram tablets |
30 |
£5.85 |
|
Itraconazole 100mg capsules |
15 |
£9.85 |
|
Ketoconazole 2% shampoo |
120 |
£19.40 |
|
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets |
56 |
£4.77 |
|
Lamotrigine 200mg tablets |
56 |
£5.89 |
|
Lamotrigine 25mg tablets |
56 |
£2.83 |
|
Letrozole 2.5mg tablets |
14 |
£3.26 |
|
Lorazepam 500microgram tablets |
28 |
£27.17 |
|
Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free |
50 |
£5.49 |
|
Metformin 500mg/5ml oral solution sugar free |
150 |
£27.51 |
|
Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules |
10 |
£5.18 |
|
Morphine sulfate 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules |
10 |
£5.02 |
|
Morphine sulfate 10mg/5ml oral solution |
300 |
£5.45 |
|
Pantoprazole 40mg gastro-resistant tablets |
28 |
£3.62 |
|
Paracetamol 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free |
200 |
£7.44 |
|
Paracetamol 500mg effervescent tablets |
100 |
£7.78 |
|
Permethrin 5% cream |
30 |
£11.50 |
|
Quetiapine 25mg tablets |
60 |
£1.38 |
|
Riluzole 50mg tablets |
56 |
£9.00 |
|
Ropinirole 2mg tablets |
28 |
£18.85 |
|
Rosuvastatin 5mg tablets |
28 |
£1.25 |
|
Sodium chloride 0.9% nebuliser liquid 2.5ml unit dose ampoules |
20 |
£12.25 |
|
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment |
30 |
£20.17 |
|
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment |
60 |
£37.57 |
|
Timolol 0.5% eye drops |
5 |
£2.00 |
|
Zonisamide 100mg capsules |
56 |
£21.95 |
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 previously (27/10/2023) announced the following list of price concessions for October 2023:
Please note the following two lines have been revised upwards following mid-month price changes reported by pharmacy owners, the revised prices are reflected in the table below:
- Ropinirole 250microgram tablets
- Ropinirole 500microgram tablets
|
Drug |
Pack size |
Price concession |
|
Acamprosate 333mg gastro-resistant tablets |
168 |
£22.60 |
|
Amiloride 5mg tablets |
28 |
£17.00 |
|
Beclometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray |
200 |
£2.60 |
|
Brinzolamide 10mg/ml eye drops |
5 |
£4.69 |
|
Bumetanide 1mg tablets |
28 |
£2.80 |
|
Chlorphenamine 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free |
150 |
£7.63 |
|
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension |
70 |
£4.71 |
|
Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries |
1 |
£9.72 |
|
Co-amilozide 5mg/50mg tablets |
28 |
£11.21 |
|
Frovatriptan 2.5mg tablets |
6 |
£11.93 |
|
Hydrocortisone 1% cream |
30 |
£3.87 |
|
Hydrocortisone 1% cream |
50 |
£3.17 |
|
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets |
56 |
£4.35 |
|
Lansoprazole 30mg orodispersible tablets |
28 |
£5.10 |
|
Lofepramine 70mg tablets |
56 |
£14.49 |
|
Mebeverine 200mg modified-release capsules |
60 |
£5.50 |
|
Mebeverine 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free |
300 |
£214.96 |
|
Mercaptopurine 50mg tablets |
25 |
£8.95 |
|
Methylphenidate 10mg tablets |
30 |
£2.99 |
|
Pregabalin 225mg capsules |
56 |
£2.74 |
|
Primidone 250mg tablets |
100 |
£88.02 |
|
Pyridostigmine bromide 60mg tablets |
200 |
£24.69 |
|
Rizatriptan 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free |
3 |
£9.12 |
|
Ropinirole 250microgram tablets |
12 |
£6.15 |
|
Ropinirole 500microgram tablets |
28 |
£13.41 |
|
Solifenacin 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free |
150 |
£81.13 |
|
Spironolactone 50mg tablets |
28 |
£4.05 |
|
Warfarin 3mg tablets |
28 |
£0.88 |
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 (19/10/2023) announced the following list of price concessions for October 2023:
|
Drug |
Pack size |
Price concession |
|
Aciclovir 800mg tablets |
35 |
£3.60 |
|
Atorvastatin 80mg tablets |
28 |
£5.22 |
|
Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel |
30 |
£11.99 |
|
Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops |
3 |
£4.18 |
|
Brinzolamide 10mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops |
5 |
£10.01 |
|
Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% ointment |
30 |
£9.52 |
|
Carvedilol 6.25mg tablets |
28 |
£1.29 |
|
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension |
70 |
£6.22 |
|
Clotrimazole 1% cream |
20 |
£1.93 |
|
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg capsules |
100 |
£4.71 |
|
Codeine 30mg tablets |
28 |
£1.08 |
|
Codeine 30mg tablets |
100 |
£3.86 |
|
Docusate 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free |
300 |
£18.32 |
|
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops |
5 |
£4.15 |
|
Estradiol 10microgram pessaries |
24 |
£9.18 |
|
Ezetimibe 10mg tablets |
28 |
£1.65 |
|
Hydrocortisone 1% cream |
15 |
£2.52 |
|
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules |
5 |
£11.33 |
|
Lansoprazole 15mg orodispersible tablets |
28 |
£2.95 |
|
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops |
2.5 |
£3.67 |
|
Ondansetron 4mg tablets |
10 |
£7.09 |
|
Prochlorperazine 3mg buccal tablets |
50 |
£7.68 |
|
Prochlorperazine 5mg tablets |
28 |
£1.80 |
|
Promethazine hydrochloride 10mg tablets |
56 |
£18.10 |
|
Ropinirole 500microgram tablets |
28 |
£11.89 |
|
Telmisartan 20mg tablets |
28 |
£3.75 |
|
Terbinafine 1% cream |
30 |
£6.59 |
|
Terbinafine 1% cream |
15 |
£2.98 |
|
Timolol 0.25% eye drops |
5 |
£2.04 |
|
Warfarin 5mg tablets |
28 |
£1.54 |
|
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets |
6 |
£16.45 |
|
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets |
12 |
£32.90 |
|
Zopiclone 3.75mg tablets |
28 |
£1.59 |
|
Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets |
28 |
£1.50 |
The Department has previously (16/10/2023) announced the following list of price concessions:
|
Drug |
Pack size |
Price concession |
|
Amisulpride 100mg tablets |
60 |
£18.00 |
|
Atorvastatin 10mg tablets |
28 |
£1.30 |
|
Atorvastatin 20mg tablets |
28 |
£1.39 |
|
Atorvastatin 40mg tablets |
28 |
£2.25 |
|
Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution |
300 |
£7.42 |
|
Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment |
4 |
£4.89 |
|
Cinacalcet 30mg tablets |
28 |
£7.25 |
|
Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets |
21 |
£4.39 |
|
Doxycycline 100mg capsules |
8 |
£1.05 |
|
Eplerenone 25mg tablets |
28 |
£11.12 |
|
Eplerenone 50mg tablets |
28 |
£5.58 |
|
Etoricoxib 60mg tablets |
28 |
£2.20 |
|
Flecainide 100mg tablets |
60 |
£3.04 |
|
Isotretinoin 20mg capsules |
30 |
£11.27 |
|
Levetiracetam 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free |
300 |
£10.41 |
|
Metoprolol 50mg tablets |
28 |
£2.20 |
|
Mometasone 0.1% ointment |
30 |
£4.11 |
|
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free |
250 |
£9.60 |
|
Pantoprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets |
28 |
£2.89 |
|
Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets |
28 |
£7.40 |
|
Rasagiline 1mg tablets |
28 |
£15.74 |
|
Risperidone 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free |
100 |
£3.15 |
|
Risperidone 500microgram tablets |
20 |
£3.05 |
|
Ropinirole 250microgram tablets |
12 |
£3.94 |
|
Rosuvastatin 10mg tablets |
28 |
£0.95 |
|
Rosuvastatin 20mg tablets |
28 |
£3.09 |
|
Rosuvastatin 40mg tablets |
28 |
£1.65 |
|
Topiramate 100mg tablets |
60 |
£10.63 |
|
Warfarin 1mg tablets |
28 |
£0.92 |
|
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free |
6 |
£20.24 |