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November 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 [28/11/2025] announced the following list of price concessions for November 2025:

Please note: Community Pharmacy England has submitted price concession applications for a number of other medicines affected by pricing issues this month. We will issue further updates as soon as we hear back from the Department. 
 

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution300£4.25
Co-codamol 8mg/500mg capsules100£23.60
Co-codamol 8mg/500mg capsules32£7.55
Diclofenac sodium 50mg gastro-resistant tablets28£1.12
Olanzapine 20mg orodispersible tablets sugar free28£6.96
Oxybutynin 2.5mg tablets56£2.42
Prucalopride 2mg tablets28£8.46
Sulpiride 400mg tablets30£15.59
Terbinafine 250mg tablets  




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 [27/11/2025] announced the following list of price concessions for November 2025:

Betamethasone 500microgram soluble tablets sugar free100£46.65
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules5£3.80
Dexamethasone 500microgram tablets28£1.87
Fenofibrate micronised 67mg capsules90£8.69
Lansoprazole 30mg orodispersible tablets28£3.63
Olanzapine 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free28£4.18
Phenelzine 15mg tablets100£236.40
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets28£1.19
Procyclidine 5mg tablets28£1.26
Sulpiride 200mg tablets30£6.29
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free6£7.06

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 [25/11/2025] announced the following list of price concessions for November 2025.

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets60£6.80
Clonidine 150micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules5£4.18
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules30£2.42
Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules28£3.17
Estradiol 10microgram pessaries24£10.80
Fenofibrate micronised 267mg capsules28£8.31
Hydrocortisone sodium succinate 100mg powder and solvent for solution for injection vials1£2.61
Hydrocortisone sodium succinate 100mg powder for solution for injection vials10£17.18
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules5£10.59
Ibuprofen 600mg tablets84£5.18
Mometasone 0.1% cream100£12.16
Mometasone 0.1% cream30£3.85
Nizatidine 150mg capsules30£45.18
Olanzapine 10mg tablets28£2.65
Olanzapine 15mg tablets28£2.48
Olanzapine 20mg tablets28£3.19
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free250£7.56
Pramipexole 88microgram tablets30£3.14
Progesterone micronised 100mg capsules30£3.49
Propranolol 80mg modified-release capsules28£11.89
Risperidone 500microgram tablets20£3.27
Sodium bicarbonate 500mg capsules56£6.28



The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (21/11/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for November 2025:

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Amiodarone 100mg tablets28£4.30
Bumetanide 1mg tablets28£2.56
Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries1£5.34
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets30£1.35
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets100£4.49
Fluticasone 400microgram/unit dose nasal drops30£26.90
Irbesartan 150mg tablets28£1.63
Oxybutynin 5mg tablets56£3.90
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets28£25.27
Paracetamol 500mg effervescent tablets100£5.80
Tolterodine 4mg modified-release capsules28£25.78



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 [18/11/2025] announced the following initial list of price concessions for November 2025:
 

DrugPack sizePrice concessionVMPP Snomed code
Co-careldopa 12.5mg/50mg tablets90£5.97977011000001103
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets100£8.261114811000001105
Febuxostat 80mg tablets28£4.0917030211000001103
Fexofenadine 180mg tablets30£3.891251611000001102
Ibandronic acid 150mg tablets1£18.409544811000001102
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops2.5£1.831075711000001101
Mefenamic acid 500mg tablets28£28.011241011000001106
Methenamine hippurate 1g tablets60£17.803691711000001108
Olanzapine 2.5mg tablets28£1.841216111000001107
Olanzapine 5mg tablets28£1.581236411000001107
Tolterodine 1mg tablets56£1.551010611000001106
Tolterodine 2mg tablets56£2.491287811000001101
Trihexyphenidyl 5mg tablets84£124.001050111000001108


There are no prices that rolled over from the previous month.

Please note: Community Pharmacy England has submitted price concession applications for a number of other medicines affected by pricing issues this month. We will issue further updates as soon as we hear back from the Department. 

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 [18/11/2025] announced the following initial list of price concessions for November 2025:
 

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Co-careldopa 12.5mg/50mg tablets90£5.97
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets100£8.26
Febuxostat 80mg tablets28£4.09
Fexofenadine 180mg tablets30£3.89
Ibandronic acid 150mg tablets1£18.40
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops2.5£1.83
Mefenamic acid 500mg tablets28£28.01
Methenamine hippurate 1g tablets60£17.80
Olanzapine 2.5mg tablets28£1.84
Olanzapine 5mg tablets28£1.58
Tolterodine 1mg tablets56£1.55
Tolterodine 2mg tablets56£2.49
Trihexyphenidyl 5mg tablets84£124.00