August 2026 Price Concessions 1st Update
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (14/08/2026) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for August 2026:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Aciclovir 400mg tablets | 56 | £2.67 |
| Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 100 | £1.62 |
| Aspirin 75mg gastro-resistant tablets | 28 | £1.95 |
| Aspirin 75mg tablets | 28 | £1.45 |
| Azathioprine 50mg tablets | 56 | £2.25 |
| Bicalutamide 150mg tablets | 28 | £4.61 |
| Bicalutamide 50mg tablets | 28 | £2.63 |
| Bisoprolol 10mg tablets | 28 | £1.00 |
| Bisoprolol 3.75mg tablets | 28 | £1.17 |
| Candesartan 32mg tablets | 28 | £1.95 |
| Candesartan 8mg tablets | 28 | £1.17 |
| Carvedilol 3.125mg tablets | 28 | £1.65 |
| Carvedilol 6.25mg tablets | 28 | £5.40 |
| Co-amilofruse 5mg/40mg tablets | 28 | £5.70 |
| Digoxin 125microgram tablets | 28 | £3.90 |
| Digoxin 250microgram tablets | 28 | £1.73 |
| Eplerenone 50mg tablets | 28 | £4.32 |
| Flecainide 100mg tablets | 60 | £3.89 |
| Fluoxetine 10mg capsules | 30 | £2.53 |
| Hydrocortisone 1% cream | 30 | £3.28 |
| Hydrocortisone 1% cream | 50 | £5.00 |
| Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets | 60 | £3.98 |
| Labetalol 100mg tablets | 56 | £13.95 |
| Lacidipine 4mg tablets | 28 | £3.99 |
| Lacosamide 200mg tablets | 56 | £4.39 |
| Lamotrigine 100mg tablets | 56 | £2.34 |
| Lansoprazole 15mg orodispersible tablets | 28 | £2.60 |
| Levetiracetam 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 300 | £4.60 |
| Levothyroxine sodium 75microgram tablets | 28 | £2.08 |
| Nifedipine 10mg capsules | 90 | £83.64 |
| Nifedipine 5mg capsules | 90 | £69.50 |
| Orlistat 120mg capsules | 84 | £14.57 |
| Oxybutynin 2.5mg tablets | 56 | £4.00 |
| Oxybutynin 5mg tablets | 56 | £7.02 |
| Perindopril erbumine 8mg tablets | 30 | £2.51 |
| Pregabalin 100mg capsules | 84 | £1.82 |
| Pregabalin 225mg capsules | 56 | £2.02 |
| Pregabalin 75mg capsules | 56 | £1.26 |
| Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets | 28 | £3.95 |
| Rabeprazole 10mg gastro-resistant tablets | 28 | £2.15 |
| Ramipril 1.25mg capsules | 28 | £5.74 |
| Ramipril 2.5mg capsules | 28 | £2.64 |
| Simvastatin 40mg tablets | 28 | £1.02 |
| Sotalol 80mg tablets | 28 | £4.52 |
| Sumatriptan 100mg tablets | 6 | £2.71 |
| Timolol 0.5% eye drops | 5 | £2.28 |
| Venlafaxine 75mg tablets | 56 | £7.50 |
| Warfarin 1mg tablets | 28 | £1.85 |
The following price concessions rolled over from July 2026 to August 2026:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Amiodarone 200mg tablets | 28 | £5.00 |
| Bendroflumethiazide 2.5mg tablets | 28 | £0.82 |
| Cyanocobalamin 50microgram tablets | 50 | £5.95 |
| Enalapril 2.5mg tablets | 28 | £5.51 |
| Flecainide 50mg tablets | 60 | £2.21 |
| Haloperidol 5mg tablets | 28 | £4.55 |
| Itraconazole 100mg capsules | 15 | £9.30 |
| Rivaroxaban 10mg tablets | 30 | £2.00 |
To date, this takes the total number of price concessions granted by DHSC for August 2026 to 56 .
Please note: Community Pharmacy England has submitted price concession applications for a number of other medicines affected by pricing issues this month. We will issue further updates as soon as we hear back from the Department.
Notes
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.
Next Steps
Pharmacy teams should continue to report any problems obtaining a Part VIII product at or below the stated Drug Tariff price, using the online feedback form on our 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, submit further price concession applications to DHSC. Any prices granted by DHSC, will only be agreed by Community Pharmacy England if they are supported by the reports received by our team.
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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)
