November 2024 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 [15/11/2024] announced the following initial list of price concessions for November 2024:
Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
Apixaban 2.5mg tablets | 60 | £4.20 |
Cefalexin 500mg capsules | 21 | £2.67 |
Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 4 | £3.68 |
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 70 | £8.64 |
Fenofibrate micronised 200mg capsules | 28 | £3.83 |
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 100 | £5.63 |
Glimepiride 4mg tablets | 30 | £1.19 |
Isotretinoin 20mg capsules | 30 | £12.99 |
Methylphenidate 54mg modified-release tablets | 30 | £73.62 |
Mometasone 0.1% ointment | 30 | £3.22 |
Naproxen 500mg gastro-resistant tablets | 56 | £19.88 |
Nefopam 30mg tablets | 90 | £3.86 |
Nicorandil 20mg tablets | 60 | £13.82 |
Olanzapine 2.5mg tablets | 28 | £1.35 |
Olanzapine 7.5mg tablets | 28 | £1.29 |
Perindopril erbumine 4mg tablets | 30 | £1.68 |
Perindopril erbumine 8mg tablets | 30 | £3.32 |
Quetiapine 100mg tablets | 60 | £11.10 |
Quetiapine 150mg tablets | 60 | £11.35 |
Quetiapine 200mg tablets | 60 | £15.50 |
Quetiapine 25mg tablets | 60 | £2.85 |
Quetiapine 300mg tablets | 60 | £12.10 |
Sodium cromoglicate 2% eye drops | 13.5 | £3.14 |
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment | 30 | £25.92 |
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment | 60 | £47.28 |
Telmisartan 20mg tablets | 28 | £2.29 |
There are no prices that rolled over from the previous month.
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.