November 2018 Price Concessions/NCSO – 2nd update
November 2018 Price Concessions/NCSO – 2nd update
November 26, 2018
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (26.11.2018) granted the following list of price concessions:
| Drug | Pack size | Price Concession |
| Allopurinol 100mg tablets | 28 | £2.20 |
| Allopurinol 300mg tablets | 28 | £5.17 |
| Brimonidine 0.2% eye drops | 5 | £2.30 |
| Buprenorphine 2mg sublingual tablet sugar free | 7 | £5.19 |
| Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets | 100 | £10.00 |
| Diamorphine 10mg powder for solution for injection ampoules | 5 | £15.20 |
| Dosulepin 25mg capsules | 28 | £5.10 |
| Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 5 | £10.00 |
| Lercanidipine 10mg tablets | 28 | £4.78 |
| Metronidazole 400mg tablets | 21 | £7.15 |
| Naproxen 500mg gastro-resistant tablets | 56 | £10.99 |
| Orlistat 120mg capsules | 84 | £24.19 |
| Ranitidine 150mg tablets | 60 | £1.30 |
| Sodium valproate 500mg gastro-resistant tablets | 100 | £16.24 |
| Topiramate 50mg tablets | 60 | £11.15 |
DHSC previously (21.11.2018) granted the following price concessions
| Drug | Pack size | Price Concession |
| Amisulpride 100mg tablets | 60 | £7.96 |
| Amisulpride 200mg tablets | 60 | £13.11 |
| Amisulpride 50mg tablets | 60 | £5.09 |
| Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free | 7 | £14.03 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 28 | £2.13 |
| Lamotrigine 100mg tablets | 56 | £13.13 |
| Lamotrigine 200mg tablets | 56 | £17.90 |
| Lamotrigine 50mg tablets | 56 | £6.41 |
| Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops | 2.5ml | £9.00 |
| Lercanidipine 20mg tablets | 28 | £6.50 |
| Nicorandil 10mg tablets | 60 | £3.60 |
| Nitrofurantoin 50mg tablets | 28 | £9.52 |
| Propranolol 10mg tablets | 28 | £1.95 |
| Propranolol 40mg tablets | 28 | £1.99 |
| Ramipril 10mg tablets | 28 | £5.49 |
| Ramipril 2.5mg tablets | 28 | £4.62 |
| Ramipril 5mg tablets | 28 | £5.11 |
| Tadalafil 5mg tablets | 28 | £26.85 |
| Valsartan 160mg capsules | 28 | £9.75 |
| Valsartan 40mg capsules | 28 | £3.79 |
| Valsartan 80mg capsules | 28 | £7.31 |
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 November 2018 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.
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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