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July 2025 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 [31/07/2025] announced the following final list of price concessions for July 2025. (Improved prices agreed for three drugs listed in bold):
 

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Acetazolamide 250mg tablets112£60.90
Amiodarone 100mg tablets28£2.02
Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free7£5.05
Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution300£4.99
Carbocisteine 375mg capsules120£2.75
Erythromycin 250mg gastro-resistant tablets28£3.21
Fexofenadine 180mg tablets30£4.10 (improved price)
Fluoxetine 40mg capsules30£1.93
Ibuprofen 600mg tablets84£10.15
Isosorbide mononitrate 40mg tablets56£5.10
Ivabradine 2.5mg tablets56£30.66
Ivabradine 7.5mg tablets56£3.56
Lactulose 3.1-3.7g/5ml oral solution500£6.11
Letrozole 2.5mg tablets28£3.70
Lofepramine 70mg tablets56£25.01
Mercaptopurine 50mg tablets25£9.14
Methenamine hippurate 1g tablets60£16.86
Methylphenidate 10mg tablets30£3.91
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules84£10.23
Nystatin 100,000units/ml oral suspension30£9.70
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free250£8.89
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets28£6.55
Paracetamol 500mg effervescent tablets100£6.11
Pioglitazone 15mg tablets28£6.38
Pioglitazone 30mg tablets28£5.75
Pioglitazone 45mg tablets28£26.10 (improved price)
Pregabalin 20mg/ml oral solution sugar free473£47.49
Prochlorperazine 3mg buccal tablets50£17.12
Rizatriptan 10mg tablets3£7.45
Sitagliptin 100mg tablets28£12.19
Trihexyphenidyl 2mg tablets84£61.43 (improved price)
Trihexyphenidyl 5mg tablets84£51.17
Trimethoprim 200mg tablets6£2.01
Trimethoprim 200mg tablets14£4.69
Water for injections 10ml ampoules10£2.74
Zolmitriptan 5mg/0.1ml nasal spray unit dose6£40.15



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 [29/07/2025] announced the following list of price concessions for July 2025:
 

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Buprenorphine 2mg sublingual tablets sugar free7£2.20
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension70£10.51
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets32£2.39
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets100£7.47
Exemestane 25mg tablets30£14.75
Imipramine 10mg tablets28£2.90
Imipramine 25mg tablets28£3.05
Mefenamic acid 500mg tablets28£38.49
Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free50£19.00
Metronidazole 200mg tablets21£1.20
Metronidazole 400mg tablets21£1.29
Modafinil 100mg tablets30£2.18
Morphine sulfate 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules10£4.53
Nabumetone 500mg tablets56£75.80
Nortriptyline 25mg tablets100£2.35
Pivmecillinam 200mg tablets10£8.19
Propantheline bromide 15mg tablets112£104.99
Sitagliptin 50mg tablets28£5.25
Trimethoprim 100mg tablets28£4.48
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free100£5.70



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 [25/07/2025] announced the following list of price concessions for July 2025:
 

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Amiodarone 200mg tablets28£5.39
Ascorbic acid 500mg tablets28£42.99
Bumetanide 1mg tablets28£2.99
Desogestrel 75microgram tablets84£2.70
Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules28£2.80
Fenofibrate micronised 267mg capsules28£2.82
Piroxicam 0.5% gel60£1.87
Risperidone 500microgram orodispersible tablets sugar free28£6.46
Sitagliptin 25mg tablets28£5.76
Ursodeoxycholic acid 150mg tablets60£73.99
Venlafaxine 300mg modified-release tablets30£42.24

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has previously (18/07/2025) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for July 2025:

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets60£6.55
Amiloride 5mg tablets28£15.61
Betamethasone 500microgram soluble tablets sugar free100£33.00
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension70£5.88
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules5£4.24
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules30£3.02
Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£3.28
Febuxostat 80mg tablets28£5.56
Fusidic acid 1% modified-release eye drops5£35.00
Isosorbide mononitrate 10mg tablets56£1.98
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops2.5£1.92
Mometasone 0.1% cream100£12.70
Mometasone 0.1% cream30£4.49
Mometasone 0.1% ointment100£12.44
Mometasone 0.1% ointment30£4.32
Nortriptyline 10mg tablets100£4.09
Oxybutynin 2.5mg tablets56£1.53
Oxybutynin 5mg tablets56£3.46
Pramipexole 88microgram tablets30£4.23
Progesterone micronised 100mg capsules30£5.10
Sodium bicarbonate 500mg capsules56£7.95

 

Pharmacies should continue to report any problems obtaining a Part VIII product at or below the stated Drug Tariff price, using the online feedback form on the CPE website.