Drug Tariff Watch – July 2025
Thursday 26th June 2025
The Drug Tariff Preface published monthly, lists additions, deletions and other changes to products listed in the Drug Tariff. Below is a summary of the changes coming into effect from 1 July 2025.
| Key | |
| g | Special container – This product is a special container and should be dispensed in its complete original pack size. |
| n | Item requiring reconstitution – This product requires reconstitution; pharmacy teams are advised to endorse the amount of packs supplied to enable the patient to complete the full course of medication prescribed. |
| § | Selected List Scheme (SLS) – see Part XVIIIB of the Drug Tariff |
| * | This pack only (others already/still available) |
| BB | Product is eligible for Broken Bulk claims where payment is made for a complete pack if a part-pack has been dispensed to match the prescribed quantity and it is unlikely that you will be able to dispense the balance within the following six months. |
| OOP | Product eligible for Out Of Pocket expense claims (over £0.50) where in exceptional circumstances, pharmacy owners incur expenses in obtaining this product (which is not required to be frequently supplied by the pharmacy owner). |
| DND | Product is not subject to discount deduction or ‘clawback’ as it meets either group or individual item criteria for DND (Discount Not Deducted) as set out in Part II of the Drug Tariff. |
Part VIIIA Additions
Category C Additions:
- * Chlorhexidine gluconate 4% solution g (125ml) – Hibiwash – DND and OOP
- * Co-codamol 12.8mg/500mg tablets (24) – Solpadeine Max – BB and OOP
- * Ispaghula husk 3.5g effervescent granules sachets gluten free sugar free (10) – Fybogel Hi-Fibre Orange – BB and OOP
- * Loperamide 2mg orodispersible tablets sugar free (12) – BB and OOP
- * Macrogol compound half-strength oral powder sachets NPF sugar free (20) – Movicol-Half – BB and OOP
- * Mesalazine 400mg gastro-resistant tablets (120) – Octasa – DND, BB and OOP
- * Metformin 750mg modified-release tablets (28) – BB and OOP
- * Rivaroxaban 1mg/ml granules for oral suspension sugar free g (103.4ml) – Xarelto – OOP
- * Sodium alginate 500mg/5ml / Potassium bicarbonate 100mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free (150ml) – Gaviscon Advance – BB and OOP
- * Sodium alginate 500mg/5ml / Potassium bicarbonate 100mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free (250ml) – Gaviscon Advance – BB and OOP
- Thiamine 250mg/5ml solution for injection ampoules (6) – Galen Ltd – BB and OOP
- * Zolmitriptan 5mg tablets (12) – Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd – DND, BB and OOP
Part VIIIA Amendments
- Betaxolol 0.25% eye drops 0.25ml unit dose preservative free (50) Category C – Betoptic now reads 50(10xg5)) to reflect the change in special container status – OOP
Price remains at £13.77 - Chlorhexidine gluconate 4% solution g (5000ml) Category C reference product has now reads – Hibiwash – DND and OOP
Price remains at £49.95
- Clonazepam 500microgram tablets (100) Category A has now moved to Category M
Price decrease £17.28 to £7.16 - Dabigatran etexilate 75mg capsules (60) Category C reference product has now reads – Pradaxa – DND, BB and OOP
Price remains at £51.00
- Dapoxetine 30mg tablets (3) Category C Priligy has now moved to Category A
Price increase £14.71 to £24.16 - Dapoxetine 30mg tablets (6) Category C Priligy has now moved to Category A
Price increase £26.48 to £48.32 - Diclofenac 140mg medicated plasters (5) Category C Voltarol reference product now reads Voltarol ONE A DAY – BB and OOP
Price remains at £11.99
- Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops g (5ml) Category A has now moved to Category M
Price decrease £9.85 to £5.41 - Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free n (100ml) Category M has now moved to Category A
Price increase £5.93 to £9.60 - Fluticasone propionate 50micrograms/dose / Azelastine 137micrograms/ dose nasal spray g (120 dose) Category C has now moved to Category A
Price increase £14.80 to £24.14 - Furosemide 20mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules (10) Category C hameln pharma Ltd reference product has now been removed
Price remains at £13.20 - Gliclazide 60mg modified-release tablets (28) Category C has now moved to Category A
Price decrease £15.60 to £10.34 - Ibuprofen 200mg capsules (30) Category C Nurofen Express has now moved to Category A
Price increase £5.22 to £10.79 - Indapamide 2.5mg tablets (28) Category M has now moved to Category A
Price decrease 0.73p to 0.69p - Isosorbide mononitrate 20mg tablets (56) Category M has now moved to Category A
Price increase £1.23 to £4.53 - Lacosamide 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free g (200ml) Category C Vimpat Syrup has now moved to Category A
Price increase £25.74 to £28.01 - Lacosamide 150mg tablets (14) Category C has now moved to Category A
Price decrease £32.44 to £4.47 - Lacosamide 150mg tablets (56) Category C has now moved to Category A
Price decrease £129.74 to £17.90 - Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops g (2.5ml) Category M has now moved to Category A
Price increase £3.73 to £6.63 - Nicotine 2mg lozenges sugar free (40) Category C Nicorette Cools reference product has now been removed
Price remains at £6.70 - Oxybutynin 10mg modified-release tablets g (28) Category A has now moved to Category M
Price decrease £53.36 to £29.31 - Oxybutynin 5mg modified-release tablets g (28) Category A has now moved to Category M
Price decrease £28.16 to £13.95 - Phenytoin sodium 100mg capsules (84) Category M has now moved to Category C Flynn Pharma Ltd
Price decrease £10.33 to £9.14
- Salbutamol 2.5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid unit dose vials (20) Category M now reads 20(4xg5)) to reflect the change in special container status
Price decrease £9.31 to £7.02 - Salbutamol 5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid unit dose vials (20) Category A now reads 20(4xg5)) to reflect the change in special container status
Price increase £21.54 to £21.90 - Simple linctus (200ml) Category C Thornton & Ross Ltd has now moved to Category A
Price increase £1.49 to £2.10 - Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment g (30g) Category M has now moved to Category C Protopic
Price increase £18.78 to £25.92
- Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment g (60g) Category M has now moved to Category C Protopic
Price increase £37.56 to £47.28
- Telmisartan 40mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets (28) Category C has now moved to Category A
Price decrease £13.61 to £4.32 - Timolol 10mg / Bendroflumethiazide 2.5mg tablets (30) Category C Alliance Healthcare (Distribution) Ltd reference product has changed to Viatris UK Healthcare Ltd
Price decrease £63.08 to £53.62
- Trospium chloride 20mg tablets (60) Category M has now moved to Category A
Price increase £10.27 to £20.35
Please note price listed here was correct at the time of publishing and is subject to change in line with the price change mechanism.
Part VIIIA Deletions
If all pack sizes of a drug have been removed from Part VIII of the Drug Tariff the drug can continue to be dispensed as long as it does NOT appear in Part XVIIIA (Drugs, Medicines and other substances not to be ordered under a General Medical Services Contract).
Category A Deletions:
- Rifampicin 150mg capsules (100)
Category C Deletions:
- Buserelin 150micrograms/dose nasal spray (168(2xg84)dose) – Suprecur
- * Co-codamol 12.8mg/500mg tablets (20) – Solpadeine Max
- * Co-codamol 12.8mg/500mg tablets (30) – Solpadeine Max
- Darbepoetin alfa 130micrograms/0.65ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (4) – Aranesp
- Darbepoetin alfa 500micrograms/1ml solution for injection prefilled disposable devices g (1) – Aranesp SureClick
- Dasatinib 100mg tablets (30) – Sprycel
- Dasatinib 140mg tablets (30) – Sprycel
- Dasatinib 20mg tablets (60) – Sprycel
- Dasatinib 50mg tablets (60) – Sprycel
- Dasatinib 80mg tablets (30) – Sprycel
- Deferiprone 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free (500ml) – Ferriprox
- Deferiprone 1g tablets (50) – Ferriprox
- Deferiprone 500mg tablets (100) – Ferriprox
- Desferrioxamine 500mg powder for solution for injection vials (10) – Desferal
- Desmopressin 15micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules (10) – Octim
- Ephedrine 30mg/10ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes g (1) – Aguettant Ltd
- Epoetin alfa 3,000units/0.3ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (6) – Eprex
- Epoetin alfa 30,000units/0.75ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes g (1) – Eprex
- Epoetin alfa 5,000units/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (6) – Eprex
- Epoetin alfa 8,000units/0.8ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (6) – Eprex
- Epoetin zeta 1,000units/0.3ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (6) – Retacrit
- Epoetin zeta 2,000units/0.6ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (6) – Retacrit
- Epoetin zeta 20,000units/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes g (1) – Retacrit
- Epoetin zeta 3,000units/0.9ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (6) – Retacrit
- Epoetin zeta 4,000units/0.4ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (6) – Retacrit
- Epoetin zeta 40,000units/1ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes g (1) – Retacrit
- Epoetin zeta 5,000units/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (6) – Retacrit
- Epoetin zeta 6,000units/0.6ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (6) – Retacrit
- Erenumab 70mg/1ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices g (1) – Aimovig
- Filgrastim 48million units/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (5) – Zarzio
- Follitropin alfa 150units/0.25ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices g (1) – Bemfola
- Follitropin alfa 225units/0.375ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices g (1) – Bemfola
- Follitropin alfa 300units/0.48ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices g (1) – Gonal-f
- Follitropin alfa 450units/0.72ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices g (1) – Gonal-f
- Follitropin alfa 75unit powder and solvent for solution for injection vials g (1) – Gonal-f
- Follitropin alfa 75units/0.125ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices g (1) – Bemfola
- Follitropin alfa 900units/1.44ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices g (1) – Gonal-f
- Golimumab 100mg/1ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices g (1) – Simponi
- Golimumab 50mg/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices g (1) – Simponi
- Golimumab 50mg/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes g (1) – Simponi
- Granisetron 3mg/3ml solution for injection ampoules (10) – hameln pharma Ltd
- Heparin calcium 5,000units/0.2ml solution for injection ampoules (10) – Wockhardt UK Ltd
- Heparin sodium 1,000units/1ml solution for injection ampoules (10) – Wockhardt UK Ltd
- Heparin sodium 10,000units/10ml solution for injection ampoules (10) – Wockhardt UK Ltd
- Heparin sodium 20,000units/20ml solution for injection ampoules (10) – Wockhardt UK Ltd
- Heparin sodium 25,000units/1ml solution for injection ampoules (10) – Wockhardt UK Ltd
- Heparin sodium 25,000units/5ml solution for injection ampoules (10) – Wockhardt UK Ltd
- Heparin sodium 25,000units/5ml solution for injection vials (10) – LEO Pharma
- Heparin sodium 5,000units/0.2ml solution for injection ampoules (10) – Wockhardt UK Ltd
- Heparin sodium 5,000units/1ml solution for injection ampoules (10) – Wockhardt UK Ltd
- Heparin sodium 5,000units/5ml solution for injection ampoules (10) – Wockhardt UK Ltd
- Heparin sodium 5,000units/5ml solution for injection vials (10) – LEO Pharma
- Lidocaine 200mg/20ml (1%) / Adrenaline (base) 100micrograms/20ml (1 in 200,000) solution for injection vials (5) – Xylocaine 1% with Adrenaline
- Macrogol compound oral liquid NPF sugar free (500ml) – Movicol Liquid
- Mesalazine 250mg gastro-resistant tablets (100) – Salofalk
- Misoprostol 400microgram tablets g (1) – Topogyne
- Potassium chloride 375mg/5ml (potassium 5mmol/5ml) oral solution sugar free (500ml) – Kay-Cee-L syrup
- * Rivaroxaban 1mg/ml granules for oral suspension sugar free g (100ml) – Xarelto
Part VIC (Lateral flow device reimbursement price) - Amendments
The payment for these tests, where supplied as part of the service, will be £3.50 for 5 LFD tests An allowance at the applicable VAT rate will also be paid.
Part IX Deletions
It is important to take careful note of removals from Part IX because if you dispense a deleted product, prescriptions will be returned as disallowed and therefore payment will not be made for dispensing the item.
The following appliances have been deleted from Part IX of the July 2025 Drug Tariff:
| Product | Additional information (size, product code etc) |
| APPLIANCES – BANDAGES – Cotton Stretch Bandage BP 1988 – PremierBand | All sizes |
| APPLIANCES – BANDAGES – Polyamide and Cellulose Contour Bandage – PremierBand | All sizes |
| APPLIANCES – CATHETERS, URINARY, URETHRAL – Nélaton Catheter (‘ordinary’ cylindrical Catheter) Single use – GC Air – (Female) | 421721-421723, 10-14, 30 |
| APPLIANCES – DRESSINGS – Absorbent Cellulose Dressing with Fluid Repellent Backing – 365 Super Absorbent | All sizes |
| APPLIANCES – DRESSINGS – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Non-Adherent Polyester Film Dressing – Kendall Telfa Clear | All sizes |
| APPLIANCES – DRESSINGS – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Polyurethane Foam Film Dressing – Sterile – Without Adhesive Border – Moderate to heavily exuding wounds – 365 Foam | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – DRESSINGS – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Polyurethane Foam Film Dressing – Sterile – Without Adhesive Border – Moderate to heavily exuding wounds – Kendall AMD Antimicrobial Plus foam dressing | Devon Positioning Products |
| APPLIANCES – DRESSINGS – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – Soft Polymer Wound Contact Dressing – Cutimed Sorbion Contact | All sizes |
| APPLIANCES – DRESSINGS – WOUND MANAGEMENT DRESSINGS – With Silicone Adhesive Border – 365 Silicone Foam | All sizes |
| APPLIANCES – EYE PRODUCTS – Eye Drops – Phospholipids – Thealipid | 10ml preservative free bottle |
| APPLIANCES – LOW FRICTION PRODUCTS – Devon Positioning Products | All types and sizes |
| APPLIANCES – Skin Closure Strips, Sterile – 365 Strips | C36519065, 6mm x 75mm 3 strips per env, 50 envelopes |
| APPLIANCES – TRACHEOSTOMY AND LARYNGECTOMY APPLIANCES – Tracheostomy Dressings – Sterile – Excilon AMD IV Sponges | All types and sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – COLOSTOMY BAGS – Dansac Ltd – Dansac Nova 1 Soft Convex with integral 5mm convexity | All types and sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – COLOSTOMY BAGS – Dansac Ltd – Dansac Nova 1 X3 Closed – Opaque – cut-to-fit | 15-46mm, 851-15, 10 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – COLOSTOMY BAGS – Dansac Ltd – Dansac Nova 1 X3 Closed – Opaque – pre-cut | 30mm, 851-30, 10 35mm, 851-35, 10 40mm, 851-40, 10 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – COLOSTOMY BAGS – Hollister Ltd – Compact – Closed Pouch – Beige-with filter and beige comfort backing on both sides – pre-cut | 32mm, 3478, 30 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – COLOSTOMY BAGS – Hollister Ltd – Impression “C” with convex wafer – Beige with filter and beige Comfort backing on both sides | 22mm, 3491, 10 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – COLOSTOMY BAGS – Hollister Ltd – Impression “C” with convex wafer – Transparent front with filter and beige Comfort backing on body worn side | 22mm, 3591, 10 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – COLOSTOMY BAGS – Hollister Ltd – Moderma Flex Convex – Closed Pouch with integral convexity, QuietWear film and integral filter – Maxi – Beige – pre-cut | 35mm, 42835, 30 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – ILEOSTOMY (DRAINABLE) BAGS – Dansac Ltd – Dansac Nova 1 Soft Convex EasiFold Drainable with 5mm integral convexity – Clear – pre-cut | 30mm, 882-30, 10 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – ILEOSTOMY (DRAINABLE) BAGS – Hollister Ltd – Impression “C” with convex wafer – Beige with beige Comfort backing on both sides | 19mm, 3260, 10 32mm, 3264, 10 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – ILEOSTOMY (DRAINABLE) BAGS – Hollister Ltd – Moderma Flex CeraPlus Soft Convex – Drainable Pouch with adhesive border, AF300 filter and Lock ‘n’ Roll microseal – Midi – Transparent – pre-cut | All sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – ILEOSTOMY (DRAINABLE) BAGS – Hollister Ltd – Moderma Flex CeraPlus Soft Convex – Drainable Pouch with adhesive border, AF300 filter and Lock ‘n’ Roll microseal – Maxi – Transparent – pre-cut | All sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Dansac Ltd – Nova 2 Soft Convex Flange | All types and sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Dansac Ltd – Nova 2 X3 | All types and sizes |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Hollister Ltd – Drainable pouch with Filter – anatomical shape – Transparent | 35mm, 23820, 30 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Hollister Ltd – Flex Wear Floating Flange – Flat Barrier – cut-to-fit | 35mm flange, 13-20mm, 33200, 5 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Hollister Ltd – Floating Flange | 35mm flange, 13-20mm stoma, 23200, 5 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – TWO PIECE OSTOMY SYSTEMS – Hollister Ltd – Floating Flange – Adhesive Border – cut-to-fit | 102mm flange, 13-89mm stoma, 38500, 5 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – UROSTOMY BAGS – Dansac Ltd – Nova 1 Urostomy pouch with 3mm soft convexity – Opaque – pre-cut | 20mm, 891-20, 10 |
| STOMA APPLIANCES – UROSTOMY BAGS – Hollister Ltd – Flextend Convex Skin Barrier and Adhesive Border – with enhanced tap – Transparent | 20mm, 2979120, 10 35mm, 2979135, 10 40mm, 2979140, 10 |
To view appliances due to be deleted from Part IX of the August, September and October 2025 Drug Tariffs visit our page Drug Tariff Appliance Watch: Notice of Deletion
To view the latest changes to special container status, visit our page Notice of changes to special container status of products page.
To view all the monthly changes to the DND status of products, visit our page Notice of changes to discount not deducted (DND) status of products.
To view previous Drug Tariff Watch months visit our page here.
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