November 2019 Price Concessions – final update
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.
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