April 2023 Price Concessions 3rd Update
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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (25/04/2023) granted the following list of price concessions for April 2023:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free | 7 | £4.41 |
| Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% ointment | 30 | £9.23 |
| Carbocisteine 375mg capsules | 120 | £7.24 |
| Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment | 4 | £5.20 |
| Chlorpromazine 100mg tablets | 28 | £27.60 |
| Chlorpromazine 25mg tablets | 28 | £26.50 |
| Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets | 28 | £26.30 |
| Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 5 | £10.95 |
| Digoxin 125microgram tablets | 28 | £4.60 |
| Digoxin 250microgram tablets | 28 | £3.99 |
| Digoxin 62.5microgram tablets | 28 | £4.44 |
| Docusate 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 300 | £19.49 |
| Flucloxacillin 125mg/5ml oral solution | 100 | £3.14 |
| Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 100 | £3.60 |
| Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets | 60 | £4.28 |
| Leflunomide 20mg tablets | 30 | £3.50 |
| Mometasone 0.1% cream | 30 | £4.60 |
| Mometasone 0.1% ointment | 30 | £4.37 |
| Moxonidine 200microgram tablets | 28 | £5.80 |
| Nebivolol 2.5mg tablets | 28 | £14.15 |
| Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £2.45 |
| Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets | 28 | £2.95 |
| Pregabalin 75mg capsules | 56 | £2.30 |
| Quetiapine 300mg tablets | 60 | £4.08 |
| Ropinirole 250microgram tablets | 12 | £4.95 |
| Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment | 30 | £21.89 |
| Telmisartan 80mg tablets | 28 | £3.26 |
| Topiramate 100mg tablets | 60 | £18.88 |
| Topiramate 25mg tablets | 60 | £10.13 |
| Topiramate 50mg tablets | 60 | £18.30 |
| Trospium chloride 20mg tablets | 60 | £12.09 |
| Venlafaxine 75mg tablets | 56 | £12.51 |
| Zolmitriptan 2.5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 6 | £19.39 |
| Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets | 12 | £28.20 |
| Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets | 6 | £14.10 |
The DHSC previously announced (18/04/2023) the following list of price concessions:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Bicalutamide 150mg tablets | 28 | £3.99 |
| Bisacodyl 5mg gastro-resistant tablets | 60 | £4.99 |
| Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets | 28 | £1.02 |
| Cinacalcet 30mg tablets | 28 | £11.95 |
| Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 70 | £5.50 |
| Clotrimazole 1% cream | 20 | £2.22 |
| Clotrimazole 1% cream | 50 | £4.20 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 21 | £5.79 |
| Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets | 100 | £7.80 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets | 32 | £3.36 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets | 100 | £10.50 |
| Desloratadine 5mg tablets | 30 | £4.30 |
| Doxycycline 100mg capsules | 8 | £1.05 |
| Finasteride 5mg tablets | 28 | £3.84 |
| Frovatriptan 2.5mg tablets | 6 | £13.95 |
| Gabapentin 600mg tablets | 100 | £25.50 |
| Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 5 | £12.99 |
| Lofepramine 70mg tablets | 56 | £13.49 |
| Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets | 56 | £30.80 |
| Spironolactone 25mg tablets | 28 | £2.52 |
| Tolterodine 1mg tablets | 56 | £3.22 |
| Valsartan 40mg capsules | 28 | £7.51 |
| Valsartan 80mg capsules | 28 | £8.75 |
| Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets | 28 | £2.13 |
The DHSC previously announced (18/04/2023) the following list of price concessions:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Amisulpride 100mg tablets | 60 | £20.29 |
| Amisulpride 50mg tablets | 60 | £13.09 |
| Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 100 | £4.01 |
| Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 100 | £3.50 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 15 | £2.13 |
| Amoxicillin 500mg capsules | 21 | £2.98 |
| Bimatoprost 100micrograms/ml eye drops | 3 | £3.99 |
| Cinnarizine 15mg tablets | 84 | £5.98 |
| Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension | 70 | £4.32 |
| Clarithromycin 250mg tablets | 14 | £5.00 |
| Clarithromycin 500mg tablets | 14 | £10.99 |
| Clonidine 25microgram tablets | 112 | £20.62 |
| Colecalciferol 1,000unit capsules | 30 | £7.95 |
| Febuxostat 80mg tablets | 28 | £5.79 |
| Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution | 100 | £3.91 |
| Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution | 70 | £14.63 |
| Isotretinoin 20mg capsules | 30 | £12.50 |
| Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops | 2.5 | £2.08 |
| Mebeverine 135mg tablets | 100 | £7.85 |
| Metoprolol 50mg tablets | 28 | £1.95 |
| Mometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray | 140 | £3.39 |
| Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets | 50 | £8.53 |
| Nebivolol 5mg tablets | 28 | £1.71 |
| Nitrofurantoin 50mg tablets | 28 | £13.25 |
| Perindopril erbumine 2mg tablets | 30 | £1.93 |
| Perindopril erbumine 4mg tablets | 30 | £2.79 |
| Perindopril erbumine 8mg tablets | 30 | £3.49 |
| Quetiapine 25mg tablets | 60 | £1.65 |
| Risperidone 500microgram tablets | 20 | £3.79 |
| Tamsulosin 400microgram / Dutasteride 500microgram capsules | 30 | £17.79 |
| Terbinafine 1% cream | 15 | £3.65 |
| Tolterodine 2mg tablets | 56 | £4.89 |
| Zopiclone 3.75mg tablets | 28 | £1.99 |
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 at the stated Drug Tariff price, please report the issue 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. PSNC is still working with the DHSC to agree concessionary prices for other drugs reported to be unavailable at the stated April 2023 Drug Tariff price. Please note that PSNC cannot provide details of any generic products awaiting price concession approval from DHSC. Further updates to the price concession list will be published on our website. You can also subscribe to our mailing list to receive email updates of any further price concessions.
As part of the Year 4 & 5 funding settlement for community pharmacy, it was agreed that an urgent review of the price concession setting system would take place following significant concerns raised by pharmacy contractors about the unsustainable level of prices, imposed by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in the past few months, for certain medicines. Since this announcement, PSNC has been working with DHSC officials to find urgent solutions to improve the price concessions system. One of the changes agreed between PSNC and DHSC is that from 1 April 2023 all products granted a concessionary price will be classified as ‘Discount Not Deducted’ for the month(s) in which they are on concession. PSNC has sent a strong and clear message back to Government that pharmacies cannot continue to subsidise the NHS medicines bill and is in discussion with DHSC about other improvements to the price concession system.
Further information on price concessions and FAQs about the process involved can be found on our website (cpe.org.uk/priceconcessions). To hear more on how the current price concessions system operates, pharmacy teams can now access a recording of PSNC’s recent webinar here
