Community Pharmacy Scotland Adjusted Prices August
We hope you and your teams are doing well and we are grateful for you taking the time to report via the Shortage Reporter on our website. Below are the final agreed adjusted prices for August 2025. The September 2025 Part 7 update will follow later today or early tomorrow the 3rd of September.
Please note the following lines are granted for the month of August only:
- Chlorphenamine SF 2mg/5ml Soln 150ml
- Codeine 15mg/5ml linctus 200ml
- Colesevelam 625mg Tabs 180
- Diazepam 10mg/2ml amps 10
- Ethambutol 400mg tablets 56
- Ketoprofen 2.5% gel 100g
- Lactulose 3.1-3.7g/5ml Soln 300ml
- Letrozole 2.5mg tablets 14
- Trihexyphenidyl 2mg tablets 84
- Vardenafil 20mg tablets 4
We will continue to monitor these lines throughout September so if there are continuing issues please report via the shortage reporter below.
We would also like to signpost you to the Scottish Drug Tariff Amendments information contained within the following news article which may be useful each month.
| Drug Name | Formulation | Strength/Measure | Pack size | Previous Price | New Price | Movement |
| Chlorphenamine SF | Soln | 25mg/5ml | 150ml | 799 | 2890 | ↑ |
| Codeine | Linctus | 15mg/5ml | 200ml | 786 | 861 | ↑ |
| Colesevelam | Tabs | 625mg | 180 | 5870 | 9695 | ↑ |
| Diazepam | Amps | 10m/2ml | 10 | 650 | 790 | ↑ |
| Ethambutol | Tabs | 400mg | 56 | 4274 | 4556 | ↑ |
| Ketoprofen | Gel | 2.5% | 100g | 328 | 359 | ↑ |
| Lactulose | Soln | 3.1-3.7g/5ml | 300ml | 239 | 352 | ↑ |
| Letrozole | Tabs | 2.5mg | 14 | 156 | 205 | ↑ |
| Olanzapine | Tabs | 2.5mg | 28 | 102 | 351 | ↑ |
| Olanzapine | Tabs | 7.5mg | 28 | 118 | 125 | ↑ |
| Olanzapine | Tabs | 10mg | 28 | 143 | 499 | ↑ |
| Olanzapine | Tabs | 20mg | 28 | 192 | 499 | ↑ |
| Propranolol MR | Caps | 80mg | 28 | 495 | 594 | ↑ |
| Trihexyphenidyl | Tabs | 2mg | 84 | 6143 | 10712 | ↑ |
| Vardenafil | Tabs | 20mg | 4 | 1757 | 2095 | ↑ |
We would be grateful if you could please continue to report any concerns you have via our Shortage Reporter App. .
We hope you and your teams are doing well and we are grateful for you taking the time to report via the Shortage Reporter on our website. Below are the adjusted prices for Friday, 29th August 2025..
| Drug Name | Formulation | Strength/Measure | Pack size | Previous Price | New Price | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buprenorphine SF | Sublingual Tabs | 8mg | 7 | 505 | 600 | ↑ |
| Fenofibrate micronised | Caps | 267mg | 28 | 550 | 610 | ↑ |
| Fexofenadine | Tabs | 180mg | 30 | 410 | 521 | ↑ |
| Indapamide | Tabs | 2.5mg | 28 | 69 | 611 | ↑ |
| Ivabradine | Tabs | 2.5mg | 56 | 3066 | 3183 | ↑ |
| Oxytetracycline | Tabs | 250mg | 28 | 655 | 1050 | ↑ |
| Prochlorperazine | Buccal Tabs | 3mg | 50 | 1712 | 1768 | ↑ |
| Prucalopride | Tabs | 2mg | 28 | 884 | 891 | ↑ |
| Pyridostigmine bromide | Tabs | 60mg | 200 | 1583 | 1628 | ↑ |
| Risperidone | Tabs | 500mcg | 20 | 260 | 366 | ↑ |
| Venlafaxine MR | Caps | 225mg | 28 | 1845 | 1918 | ↑ |
We would be grateful if you could please continue to report any concerns you have via our Shortage Reporter App.
Below are the adjusted prices for Friday 22nd August 2025.
We would also like to signpost you to the Scottish Drug Tariff Amendments information contained within the following news article which may be useful each month.
| Drug Name | Formulation | Strength/Measure | Pack size | Previous Price | New Price | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esomeprazole GR | Caps | 20mg | 28 | 328 | 423 | ↑ |
| Ferrous gluconate | Tabs | 300mg | 28 | 119 | 205 | ↑ |
| Trihexyphenidyl | Tabs | 5mg | 84 | 2491 | 7279 | ↑ |
We would be grateful if you could please continue to report any concerns you have via our Shortage Reporter App. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us on 0131 467 7766 or email pharmacy.services@cps.scot.
Below are the adjusted prices for Thursday 21st August 2025.
We would also like to signpost you to the Scottish Drug Tariff Amendments information contained within the following news article which may be useful each month.
| Drug Name | Formulation | Strength/Measure | Pack size | Previous Price | New Price | Movement |
| Alfuzosin | Tabs | 2.5mg | 60 | 655 | 722 | ↑ |
| Clarithromycin | Susp | 250mg/5ml | 70ml | 1051 | 1052 | ↑ |
| Oxybutynin | Tabs | 5mg | 56 | 346 | 367 | ↑ |
| Pioglitazone | Tabs | 15mg | 28 | 638 | 649 | ↑ |
We would be grateful if you could please continue to report any concerns you have via our Shortage Reporter App. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us on 0131 467 7766 or email pharmacy.services@cps.scot.
We hope you and your teams are doing well and we are grateful for you taking the time to report via the Shortage Reporter on our website. Below are the adjusted prices for Thursday 14th August 2025.
We would also like to signpost you to the Scottish Drug Tariff Amendments information contained within the following news article which may be useful each month.
| Drug Name | Formulation | Strength/Measure | Pack size | Previous Price | New Price | Movement |
| Fexofenadine | Tabs | 180mg | 30 | 232 | 410 | ↑ |
| Pioglitazone | Tabs | 45mg | 28 | 2525 | 2610 | ↑ |
| Trihexyphenidyl | Tabs | 2mg | 84 | 3766 | 6143 | ↑ |
We would be grateful if you could please continue to report any concerns you have via our Shortage Reporter App