August 2022 Price Concessions 2nd Update

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (19/08/2022) granted the following list of price concessions:

Drug Pack size Price concession
Aciclovir 800mg tablets 35 £3.21
Atenolol 100mg tablets 28 £0.79
Clindamycin 150mg capsules 24 £2.33
Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules 28 £2.43
Isotretinoin 20mg capsules 30 £14.33
Methocarbamol 750mg tablets 100 £13.62
Prasugrel 10mg tablets 28 £9.14
Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets 30 £19.82
Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets 56 £34.19
Rivastigmine 1.5mg capsules 28 £3.96
Sulfasalazine 500mg gastro-resistant tablets 112 £55.99
Sulfasalazine 500mg tablets 112 £55.99
Tamsulosin 400microgram / Dutasteride 500microgram capsules 30 £4.16
Topiramate 25mg tablets 60 £2.34
Topiramate 50mg tablets 60 £3.52
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 100 £9.00
Venlafaxine 75mg tablets 56 £12.86

The DHSC previously announced (16/08/2022) the following list of price concessions:

Drug Pack size Price concession
Aciclovir 400mg tablets 56 £3.08
Alendronic acid 70mg tablets 4 £13.20
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 100 £1.99
Brimonidine 0.2% eye drops 5 £5.11
Chlorpromazine 100mg tablets 28 £29.32
Citalopram 20mg tablets 28 £3.55
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 70 £4.85
Clarithromycin 500mg tablets 14 £7.00
Clonidine 25microgram tablets 112 £17.45
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules 5 £6.20
Desloratadine 5mg tablets 30 £3.95
Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £4.97
Enalapril 5mg tablets 28 £3.06
Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant tablets 28 £6.41
Exemestane 25mg tablets 30 £15.50
Famotidine 20mg tablets 28 £18.95
Famotidine 40mg tablets 28 £29.67
Flecainide 100mg tablets 60 £4.65
Fluoxetine 20mg capsules 30 £1.60
Gabapentin 100mg capsules 100 £3.40
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules 5 £9.49
Ibuprofen 100mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 100 £3.83
Lacidipine 2mg tablets 28 £2.98
Lacidipine 4mg tablets 28 £3.88
Lercanidipine 10mg tablets 28 £3.85
Losartan 50mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets 28 £5.27
Mometasone 0.1% cream 100 £8.99
Mometasone 0.1% cream 30 £4.55
Mometasone 0.1% ointment 100 £9.48
Montelukast 4mg granules sachets sugar free 28 £6.73
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules 84 £8.10
Nizatidine 150mg capsules 30 £22.00
Olmesartan medoxomil 40mg tablets 28 £4.04
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 250 £9.71
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets 28 £2.90
Rabeprazole 10mg gastro-resistant tablets 28 £3.00
Rabeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets 28 £9.95
Rizatriptan 10mg tablets 3 £3.69
Sodium bicarbonate 500mg capsules 56 £3.95
Solifenacin 10mg tablets 30 £2.85
Solifenacin 5mg tablets 30 £2.67
Tetracycline 250mg tablets 28 £6.80
Travoprost 40micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 2.5 £6.07
Valsartan 80mg capsules 28 £5.28

Read the contractor update on medicine supply here

No additional endorsements are required for price concessions. A price concession only applies for the month in which it is granted.

PSNC is still working with the DHSC to agree further concessionary prices on other drugs reported to be unavailable at the stated August 2022 Drug Tariff price. Please note that PSNC cannot provide details of any generic products awaiting price concession approval from DHSC.

If you have problems obtaining a Part VIII product at the stated Drug Tariff price, please report the issue using the online feedback form on the PSNC website. Please include full details of the supplier and price paid for any products sourced above the Drug Tariff price. PSNC will investigate the extent of the problem and, if appropriate, discuss the issue with DHSC.

Contractors will be alerted to further updates to the price concession list through our website and via our e-news email.  If you wish to subscribe to our email list, you can receive an email as soon as any announcements are made.

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