August 2022 Price Concessions Final Update
Thursday 1st September 2022
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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (01/09/2022) granted the following list of price concessions for August 2022:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Aripiprazole 5mg tablets | 28 | £5.00 |
| Aripiprazole 10mg tablets | 28 | £31.99 |
| Aripiprazole 15mg tablets | 28 | £14.39 |
| Aripiprazole 30mg tablets | 28 | £32.50 |
| Hyoscine butylbromide 10mg tablets | 56 | £6.12 |
| Temazepam 10mg tablets | 28 | £16.96 |
| Temazepam 20mg tablets | 28 | £17.67 |
The DHSC previously announced (31/08/2022) the following list of price concessions:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Amisulpride 400mg tablets | 60 | £43.95 |
| Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 4 | £4.52 |
| Chlorphenamine 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 150 | £2.85 |
| Cilostazol 100mg tablets | 56 | £15.45 |
| Fluoxetine 40mg capsules | 30 | £2.39 |
| Hydralazine 25mg tablets | 56 | £4.80 |
| Ipratropium bromide 500micrograms/2ml nebuliser liquid unit dose vials | 20 | £3.59 |
| Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets | 24 | £3.49 |
| Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets | 100 | £14.56 |
The DHSC previously announced (26/08/2022) the following list of price concessions:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 100 | £1.67 |
| Baclofen 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 300 | £5.42 |
| Benzydamine 0.15% oromucosal spray sugar free | 30 | £4.03 |
| Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops | 3 | £3.19 |
| Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% gel | 60 | £34.44 |
| Chlorpromazine 25mg tablets | 28 | £27.39 |
| Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets | 28 | £26.56 |
| Citalopram 10mg tablets | 28 | £1.55 |
| Citalopram 40mg tablets | 28 | £1.30 |
| Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries | 1 | £8.50 |
| Desmopressin 200microgram tablets | 30 | £22.89 |
| Dorzolamide 20mg/ml eye drops | 5 | £3.86 |
| Dosulepin 25mg capsules | 28 | £3.62 |
| Escitalopram 10mg tablets | 28 | £1.39 |
| Escitalopram 20mg tablets | 28 | £1.98 |
| Ezetimibe 10mg tablets | 28 | £1.97 |
| Gabapentin 600mg tablets | 100 | £5.64 |
| Glyceryl trinitrate 500microgram sublingual tablets | 100 | £3.34 |
| Ibandronic acid 150mg tablets | 1 | £3.78 |
| Ibandronic acid 50mg tablets | 28 | £98.14 |
| Lercanidipine 20mg tablets | 28 | £7.80 |
| Levetiracetam 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 300 | £7.75 |
| Mometasone 0.1% ointment | 30 | £3.43 |
| Nebivolol 2.5mg tablets | 28 | £28.48 |
| Nebivolol 5mg tablets | 28 | £3.10 |
| Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets | 28 | £4.20 |
| Risedronate sodium 35mg tablets | 4 | £2.48 |
| Risperidone 500microgram tablets | 20 | £2.79 |
| Rivastigmine 3mg capsules | 28 | £3.94 |
| Telmisartan 20mg tablets | 28 | £4.32 |
| Topiramate 100mg tablets | 60 | £3.99 |
| Trospium chloride 20mg tablets | 60 | £16.70 |
| Venlafaxine 37.5mg tablets | 56 | £3.01 |
| Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets | 6 | £2.56 |
| Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets | 12 | £5.12 |
The DHSC previously announced (24/08/2022) the following list of price concessions:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Amisulpride 100mg tablets | 60 | £12.95 |
| Amisulpride 200mg tablets | 60 | £21.95 |
| Amisulpride 50mg tablets | 60 | £7.49 |
| Amorolfine 5% medicated nail lacquer | 5 | £7.34 |
| Atenolol 25mg tablets | 28 | £0.99 |
| Bisacodyl 5mg gastro-resistant tablets | 60 | £4.75 |
| Clarithromycin 250mg tablets | 14 | £1.86 |
| Co-trimoxazole 80mg/400mg tablets | 28 | £2.71 |
| Desogestrel 75microgram tablets | 84 | £2.28 |
| Dipyridamole 100mg tablets | 84 | £26.80 |
| Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £6.99 |
| Escitalopram 5mg tablets | 28 | £1.15 |
| Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets | 28 | £5.38 |
| Febuxostat 80mg tablets | 28 | £2.93 |
| Finasteride 5mg tablets | 28 | £4.95 |
| Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution | 70 | £10.58 |
| Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets | 50 | £9.04 |
| Norethisterone 5mg tablets | 30 | £6.41 |
| Oxybutynin 5mg tablets | 56 | £1.97 |
| Paracetamol 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 200 | £3.38 |
| Paroxetine 20mg tablets | 30 | £1.99 |
| Pravastatin 10mg tablets | 28 | £1.49 |
| Telmisartan 40mg tablets | 28 | £1.99 |
| Telmisartan 80mg tablets | 28 | £2.17 |
| Tizanidine 2mg tablets | 120 | £8.49 |
| Tranexamic acid 500mg tablets | 60 | £8.05 |
| Trazodone 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 120 | £11.39 |
The DHSC previously announced (19/08/2022) 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 |
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