November 2019 Price Concessions – final update

December 3, 2019

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (03/12/2019) set the FINAL price concession for November 2019.

The new addition to the November 2019 price concession list is below:

Drug	Pack size	Price Concession
Irbesartan 300mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets	28	£11.44

DHSC previously granted the following price concessions for November 2019:

Drug	Pack size	Price Concession
Alverine 60mg capsules	100	£9.25
Amiloride 5mg tablets	28	£19.50
Bumetanide 1mg tablets	28	£1.95
Cefalexin 125mg/5ml oral suspension	100ml	£1.95
Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension	100ml	£2.25
Co-careldopa 12.5mg/50mg tablets	90	£13.49
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets	100	£11.99
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules	5	£12.56
Desmopressin 200microgram tablets	30	£20.19
Dexamfetamine 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	500	£381.63
Diclofenac sodium 100mg modified-release tablets	28	£11.33
Frovatriptan 2.5mg tablets	6	£8.10
Hydroxyzine 10mg tablets	84	£2.53
Hydroxyzine 25mg tablets	28	£1.02
Indapamide 2.5mg tablets	28	£2.20
Indoramin 20mg tablets	60	£11.44
Irbesartan 75mg tablets	28	£3.44
Irbesartan 150mg tablets	28	£6.33
Irbesartan 300mg tablets	28	£6.93
Lamotrigine 100mg dispersible tablets sugar free	56	£9.99
Lamotrigine 25mg dispersible tablets sugar free	56	£18.20
Levetiracetam 250mg tablets	60	£5.88
Levetiracetam 500mg tablets	60	£10.53
Levetiracetam 1g tablets	60	£12.50
Meloxicam 7.5mg tablets	30	£1.91
Meloxicam 15mg tablets	30	£5.55
Memantine 10mg tablets	28	£3.30
Memantine 20mg tablets	28	£8.19
Mirtazapine 15mg tablets	28	£2.73
Mirtazapine 30mg tablets	28	£2.65
Mirtazapine 45mg tablets	28	£4.81
Mometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray	140	£3.76
Nefopam 30mg tablets	90	£7.99
Nifedipine 5mg capsules	90	£51.95
Nifedipine 10mg capsules	90	£65.63
Nifedipine 10mg modified-release tablets	56	£9.23
Nitrazepam 5mg tablets	28	£2.49
Nitrofurantoin 50mg tablets	28	£13.61
Nitrofurantoin 100mg tablets	28	£10.68
Nizatidine 150mg capsules	30	£7.99
Orlistat 120mg capsules	84	£28.49
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets	28	£4.99
Pizotifen 1.5mg tablets	28	£8.21
Propranolol 10mg tablets	28	£2.00
Propranolol 40mg tablets	28	£2.00
Quetiapine 25mg tablets	60	£3.28
Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets	28	£5.90
Ranitidine 150mg tablets	60	£4.07
Ranitidine 300mg tablets	30	£3.85
Tizanidine 2mg tablets	120	£12.83
Trihexyphenidyl 2mg tablets	84	£13.50
Venlafaxine 75mg tablets	56	£4.96

No additional endorsements are required for price concessions. The above price concessions only apply to prescriptions submitted for payment in November 2019.

PSNC is working with the DHSC to agree concessionary prices on other drugs reported to be unavailable at the stated December 2019 Drug Tariff price. 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. Contractors will be alerted to 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.