May 2020 Price Concessions – 1st Update
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May 2020 Price Concessions – 1st Update
May 20, 2020
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today granted the following initial list of price concessions:
| Drug | Pack size | Price Concession |
| Aciclovir 400mg tablets | 56 | £3.44 |
| Aciclovir 800mg tablets | 35 | £4.65 |
| Amiloride 5mg tablets | 28 | £24.50 |
| Amiodarone 200mg tablets | 28 | £2.90 |
| Azathioprine 25mg tablets | 28 | £4.55 |
| Azathioprine 50mg tablets | 56 | £5.30 |
| Betahistine 16mg tablets | 84 | £5.00 |
| Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension | 70ml | £3.69 |
| Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets | 100 | £16.18 |
| Diamorphine 10mg powder for solution for injection ampoules | 5 | £16.56 |
| Donepezil 10mg tablets | 28 | £2.80 |
| Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £2.30 |
| Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £2.75 |
| Estradiol 1mg tablets | 84 | £6.89 |
| Estradiol 2mg tablets | 84 | £6.89 |
| Ezetimibe 10mg tablets | 28 | £3.10 |
| Gabapentin 600mg tablets | 100 | £14.21 |
| Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets | 60 | £7.39 |
| Hydroxyzine 10mg tablets | 84 | £1.93 |
| Ibuprofen 400mg tablets | 24 | £1.56 |
| Ibuprofen 400mg tablets | 84 | £5.45 |
| Imipramine 25mg tablets | 28 | £5.65 |
| Irbesartan 150mg tablets | 28 | £8.84 |
| Irbesartan 300mg tablets | 28 | £4.78 |
| Lamotrigine 100mg dispersible tablets sugar free | 56 | £8.95 |
| Lamotrigine 25mg dispersible tablets sugar free | 56 | £5.30 |
| Lymecycline 408mg capsules | 28 | £6.60 |
| Meloxicam 15mg tablets | 30 | £5.40 |
| Meloxicam 7.5mg tablets | 30 | £3.15 |
| Metoclopramide 10mg tablets | 28 | £1.21 |
| Metronidazole 400mg tablets | 21 | £5.15 |
| Mometasone 0.1% cream | 30g | £3.48 |
| Montelukast 10mg tablets | 28 | £3.15 |
| Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules | 84 | £6.49 |
| Naproxen 250mg tablets | 28 | £3.10 |
| Naproxen 500mg tablets | 28 | £2.91 |
| Nitrazepam 5mg tablets | 28 | £5.51 |
| Olmesartan medoxomil 10mg tablets | 28 | £2.00 |
| Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets | 28 | £4.99 |
| Perindopril erbumine 2mg tablets | 30 | £2.80 |
| Perindopril erbumine 4mg tablets | 30 | £4.50 |
| Perindopril erbumine 8mg tablets | 30 | £4.80 |
| Pizotifen 1.5mg tablets | 28 | £4.99 |
| Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 60mg tablets | 100 | £9.38 |
| Quetiapine 100mg tablets | 60 | £4.19 |
| Quinine bisulfate 300mg tablets | 28 | £6.99 |
| Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets | 28 | £6.50 |
| Rosuvastatin 20mg tablets | 28 | £2.22 |
| Sertraline 100mg tablets | 28 | £14.32 |
| Sertraline 50mg tablets | 28 | £8.50 |
| Sulpiride 200mg tablets | 30 | £7.53 |
| Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment | 30g | £25.92 |
| Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment | 60g | £45.99 |
| Tamoxifen 20mg tablets | 30 | £5.43 |
| Tetracycline 250mg tablets | 28 | £5.08 |
| Tolterodine 1mg tablets | 56 | £20.93 |
| Tolterodine 2mg tablets | 56 | £19.86 |
| Tranexamic acid 500mg tablets | 60 | £8.36 |
| Trihexyphenidyl 2mg tablets | 84 | £8.29 |
| Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 100ml | £4.99 |
| Valaciclovir 500mg tablets | 10 | £20.59 |
| Venlafaxine 37.5mg tablets | 56 | £4.75 |
| Venlafaxine 75mg tablets | 56 | £11.67 |
PSNC is still working with the DHSC to agree further concessionary prices on other drugs reported to be unavailable at the stated May 2020 Drug Tariff price. 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. Please note that PSNC cannot provide details of any generic products awaiting price concession approval from DHSC. No additional endorsements are required for price concessions. A price concession only applies for the month in which it is granted.
If you have problems obtaining a Part VIII product or problems obtaining the product at the stated Drug Tariff price, please report the issue to PSNC 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.
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