November 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 (30/11/2023) announced the following final list of price concessions for November 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:
- Co-codamol 30mg/500mg capsules
- Etoricoxib 60mg tablets
|
Drug |
Pack size |
Price concession |
|
Amisulpride 100mg tablets |
60 |
£14.94 |
|
Azithromycin 250mg capsules |
6 |
£1.59 |
|
Beclometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray |
200 |
£2.60 |
|
Betahistine 8mg tablets |
84 |
£3.80 |
|
Betamethasone valerate 0.1% cream |
100 |
£4.05 |
|
Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops |
3 |
£3.95 |
|
Bimatoprost 300micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops |
3 |
£4.58 |
|
Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution |
300 |
£7.00 |
|
Chlorphenamine 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free |
150 |
£4.87 |
|
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension |
70 |
£4.32 |
|
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension |
70 |
£5.65 |
|
Co-amoxiclav 250mg/62mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free |
100 |
£2.04 |
|
Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets |
21 |
£3.46 |
|
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg capsules |
100 |
£4.50 |
|
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets |
30 |
£1.20 |
|
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets |
100 |
£4.00 |
|
Colecalciferol 1,000unit capsules |
30 |
£6.31 |
|
Cyclizine 50mg tablets |
100 |
£4.35 |
|
Donepezil 5mg tablets |
28 |
£1.99 |
|
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops |
5 |
£5.07 |
|
Eplerenone 25mg tablets |
28 |
£6.43 |
|
Estradiol 10microgram pessaries |
24 |
£9.45 |
|
Etoricoxib 60mg tablets |
28 |
£2.99 |
|
Ezetimibe 10mg tablets |
28 |
£9.44 |
|
Fluticasone 400microgram/unit dose nasal drops |
28 |
£14.92 |
|
Frovatriptan 2.5mg tablets |
6 |
£11.32 |
|
Haloperidol 1.5mg tablets |
28 |
£3.28 |
|
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops |
2.5 |
£11.76 |
|
Lorazepam 500microgram tablets |
28 |
£20.04 |
|
Mebeverine 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free |
300 |
£210.43 |
|
Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free |
50 |
£24.18 |
|
Metoprolol 50mg tablets |
28 |
£3.24 |
|
Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules |
10 |
£5.15 |
|
Morphine sulfate 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules |
10 |
£5.82 |
|
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free |
250 |
£9.34 |
|
Pantoprazole 40mg gastro-resistant tablets |
28 |
£3.16 |
|
Pyridostigmine bromide 60mg tablets |
200 |
£23.48 |
|
Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets |
28 |
£3.99 |
|
Riluzole 50mg tablets |
56 |
£216.45 |
|
Ropinirole 2mg tablets |
28 |
£21.56 |
|
Ropinirole 500microgram tablets |
28 |
£15.75 |
|
Sitagliptin 100mg/5ml oral solution sugar free |
150 |
£57.56 |
|
Sodium chloride 0.9% nebuliser liquid 2.5ml unit dose ampoules |
20 |
£9.50 |
|
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment |
30 |
£20.03 |
|
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment |
60 |
£37.05 |
|
Telmisartan 20mg tablets |
28 |
£3.37 |
The Department has previously [24/11/2023] announced the following list of price concessions for November 2023:
|
Drug |
Pack size |
Price concession |
|
Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel |
60 |
£22.15 |
|
Clotrimazole 1% cream |
50 |
£3.95 |
|
Co-codamol 15mg/500mg tablets |
100 |
£2.83 |
|
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules |
5 |
£6.05 |
|
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 0.2ml unit dose preservative free |
60 |
£25.78 |
|
Glycopyrronium bromide 200micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules |
10 |
£9.93 |
|
Lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tablets sugar free |
28 |
£9.68 |
|
Letrozole 2.5mg tablets |
14 |
£2.51 |
|
Lofepramine 70mg tablets |
56 |
£14.49 |
|
Ondansetron 4mg tablets |
10 |
£7.09 |
|
Orlistat 120mg capsules |
84 |
£24.97 |
|
Pregabalin 225mg capsules |
56 |
£2.60 |
|
Prochlorperazine 3mg buccal tablets |
50 |
£7.68 |
|
Rasagiline 1mg tablets |
28 |
£16.56 |
|
Rizatriptan 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free |
3 |
£7.75 |
|
Ropinirole 250microgram tablets |
12 |
£6.15 |
|
Sodium cromoglicate 2% eye drops |
13.5 |
£2.41 |
|
Terbinafine 1% cream |
30 |
£6.56 |
The DHSC previously announced (17/11/2023) the following list of price concessions had been rolled over for November 2023:
|
Drug |
Pack size |
Price concession |
|
Acamprosate 333mg gastro-resistant tablets |
168 |
£22.76 |
|
Aciclovir 800mg tablets |
35 |
£3.60 |
|
Amiloride 5mg tablets |
28 |
£16.50 |
|
Amisulpride 200mg tablets |
60 |
£30.96 |
|
Atorvastatin 10mg tablets |
28 |
£1.17 |
|
Atorvastatin 20mg tablets |
28 |
£1.14 |
|
Atorvastatin 40mg tablets |
28 |
£1.75 |
|
Atorvastatin 80mg tablets |
28 |
£4.44 |
|
Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel |
30 |
£11.95 |
|
Betahistine 16mg tablets |
84 |
£8.84 |
|
Brinzolamide 10mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops |
5 |
£10.17 |
|
Brinzolamide 10mg/ml eye drops |
5 |
£4.60 |
|
Bumetanide 1mg tablets |
28 |
£2.80 |
|
Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% ointment |
30 |
£9.57 |
|
Carvedilol 6.25mg tablets |
28 |
£1.24 |
|
Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment |
4 |
£4.72 |
|
Clotrimazole 1% cream |
20 |
£1.77 |
|
Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries |
1 |
£9.59 |
|
Co-amilozide 5mg/50mg tablets |
28 |
£10.95 |
|
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg capsules |
100 |
£4.40 |
|
Codeine 30mg tablets |
28 |
£1.08 |
|
Codeine 30mg tablets |
100 |
£3.86 |
|
Dexamfetamine 5mg tablets |
28 |
£22.90 |
|
Docusate 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free |
300 |
£18.32 |
|
Eplerenone 50mg tablets |
28 |
£3.94 |
|
Etoricoxib 60mg tablets |
28 |
£2.49 |
|
Flecainide 100mg tablets |
60 |
£3.25 |
|
Haloperidol 5mg tablets |
28 |
£3.67 |
|
Hydrocortisone 1% cream |
15 |
£2.55 |
|
Hydrocortisone 1% cream |
30 |
£3.45 |
|
Hydrocortisone 1% cream |
50 |
£2.96 |
|
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules |
5 |
£11.96 |
|
Isotretinoin 20mg capsules |
30 |
£11.15 |
|
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets |
56 |
£4.48 |
|
Lamotrigine 200mg tablets |
56 |
£6.50 |
|
Lamotrigine 25mg tablets |
56 |
£3.26 |
|
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets |
56 |
£4.00 |
|
Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules |
28 |
£1.29 |
|
Levetiracetam 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free |
300 |
£10.36 |
|
Mebeverine 200mg modified-release capsules |
60 |
£6.02 |
|
Mercaptopurine 50mg tablets |
25 |
£9.42 |
|
Methylphenidate 10mg tablets |
30 |
£2.99 |
|
Mometasone 0.1% ointment |
30 |
£3.79 |
|
Mometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray |
140 |
£3.50 |
|
Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets |
50 |
£7.10 |
|
Pantoprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets |
28 |
£2.51 |
|
Paracetamol 500mg effervescent tablets |
100 |
£8.26 |
|
Prochlorperazine 5mg tablets |
28 |
£1.79 |
|
Promethazine hydrochloride 10mg tablets |
56 |
£17.17 |
|
Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets |
28 |
£7.92 |
|
Risperidone 500microgram tablets |
20 |
£2.95 |
|
Rosuvastatin 10mg tablets |
28 |
£1.17 |
|
Rosuvastatin 20mg tablets |
28 |
£2.36 |
|
Rosuvastatin 40mg tablets |
28 |
£1.65 |
|
Spironolactone 50mg tablets |
28 |
£3.99 |
|
Terbinafine 1% cream |
15 |
£2.96 |
|
Timolol 0.25% eye drops |
5 |
£1.90 |
|
Warfarin 1mg tablets |
28 |
£0.79 |
|
Warfarin 3mg tablets |
28 |
£0.93 |
|
Warfarin 5mg tablets |
28 |
£1.82 |
|
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free |
6 |
£19.00 |
|
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets |
6 |
£16.45 |
|
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets |
12 |
£32.90 |
|
Zopiclone 3.75mg tablets |
28 |
£1.57 |
|
Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets |
28 |
£1.57 |
The DHSC previously announced (01/11/2023) the following list of price concessions had been rolled over for November 2023:
|
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules |
28 |
£9.45 |
|
Etoricoxib 30mg tablets |
28 |
£1.79 |
|
Etoricoxib 90mg tablets |
28 |
£2.14 |
|
Itraconazole 100mg capsules |
15 |
£9.85 |
|
Ketoconazole 2% shampoo |
120 |
£19.40 |
|
Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free |
50 |
£5.49 |
|
Metformin 500mg/5ml oral solution sugar free |
150 |
£27.51 |
|
Morphine sulfate 10mg/5ml oral solution |
300 |
£5.45 |
|
Quetiapine 25mg tablets |
60 |
£1.38 |
|
Rosuvastatin 5mg tablets |
28 |
£1.25 |
|
Timolol 0.5% eye drops |
5 |
£2.00 |
|
Zonisamide 100mg capsules |
56 |
£21.95 |
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.