August 2024 Price Concessions 2nd Update
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Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today (23/08/2024) announced the following list of price concessions for August 2024:
Community Pharmacy England and DHSC are still working to finalise concessionary prices for Apixaban tablets. We will share a final update as soon as a decision is reached.
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Amantadine 100mg capsules | 56 | £21.49 |
| Benzoyl peroxide 5% / Clindamycin 1% gel | 30 | £12.16 |
| Brimonidine 0.2% eye drops | 5 | £3.48 |
| Cabergoline 500microgram tablets | 8 | £18.66 |
| Carbimazole 5mg tablets | 100 | £1.82 |
| Chlorphenamine 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 150 | £2.85 |
| Clotrimazole 1% cream | 50 | £3.50 |
| Co-amoxiclav 250mg/62mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 100 | £4.08 |
| Co-codamol 15mg/500mg tablets | 100 | £3.40 |
| Codeine 30mg tablets | 28 | £1.31 |
| Codeine 30mg tablets | 100 | £4.67 |
| Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops | 5 | £7.09 |
| Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £7.78 |
| Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £2.32 |
| Famotidine 20mg tablets | 28 | £17.34 |
| Famotidine 40mg tablets | 28 | £28.41 |
| Isotretinoin 20mg capsules | 30 | £10.45 |
| Lamotrigine 100mg tablets | 56 | £3.84 |
| Metformin 500mg modified-release tablets | 56 | £4.00 |
| Naproxen 250mg gastro-resistant tablets | 56 | £2.69 |
| Naproxen 500mg gastro-resistant tablets | 56 | £7.51 |
| Olanzapine 15mg tablets | 28 | £3.70 |
| Orlistat 120mg capsules | 84 | £24.75 |
| Pregabalin 200mg capsules | 84 | £4.30 |
| Pregabalin 25mg capsules | 56 | £1.48 |
| Pregabalin 300mg capsules | 56 | £3.27 |
| Pregabalin 50mg capsules | 84 | £14.40 |
| Pregabalin 75mg capsules | 56 | £1.75 |
| Propantheline bromide 15mg tablets | 112 | £103.99 |
| Quetiapine 300mg tablets | 60 | £16.50 |
| Sertraline 100mg tablets | 28 | £1.50 |
| Sertraline 50mg tablets | 28 | £1.22 |
| Telmisartan 80mg tablets | 28 | £17.00 |
| Temazepam 10mg tablets | 28 | £24.69 |
| Zonisamide 50mg capsules | 56 | £20.84 |
For the full list of price concessions granted for August 2024 so far please visit our price concession hub page here.
Please note: We are still in discussion with DHSC on a number other medicines affected by pricing issues this month. We will issue further updates as soon as we hear back from the Department.
No additional endorsements are required for price concessions. A price concession only applies for the month it is granted; any prices agreed for concessions requested late in the month will roll over into the following month.
We encourage pharmacies to report any problems obtaining a Part VIII product at or below the stated Drug Tariff price, using the online feedback form on the Community Pharmacy England website. Please include full details of the supplier and price paid for any products sourced above the Drug Tariff price. We will investigate the extent of the problem and, if appropriate, discuss the issue with DHSC.
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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 our recent Medicines Supply and Concessions Briefing webinar here.
Improvements to the price concession system
Following significant concerns raised by pharmacies about the unsustainable level of prices imposed by DHSC in second half of 2022, it was agreed that an urgent review of the price concession setting system would take place.
Since this announcement, we have sent a strong and clear message back to Government that pharmacies cannot continue to subsidise the NHS medicines bill. Following the review of the concessionary price process, a package of measures has been developed to improve the system.
One of the solutions agreed between us and DHSC is that from 1st 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.
In May 2023, DHSC implemented a process to roll over to the following month any agreed prices for concessions requested on or after the 23rd of the month.
Furthermore, from April 2024, a retrospective top-up payment system applies to products granted very low concessionary prices by DHSC when compared to the average purchase prices identified via the Margins survey. Further information on the top-up mechanism can be found here.
Please see our latest funding and reimbursement short video for further information on the recent changes to the price concession process.
