January 2024 Price Concessions – Final 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 (31/01/2024) announced the following final list of price concessions for January 2024:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 100 | £2.45 |
| Anastrozole 1mg tablets | 28 | £1.38 |
| Aripiprazole 10mg tablets | 28 | £13.34 |
| Aripiprazole 15mg tablets | 28 | £13.75 |
| Aripiprazole 5mg tablets | 28 | £11.32 |
| Baclofen 10mg tablets | 84 | £1.99 |
| Benzydamine 0.15% mouthwash sugar free | 300 | £4.79 |
| Benzylpenicillin 600mg powder for solution for injection vials | 2 | £6.01 |
| Cabergoline 500microgram tablets | 8 | £17.16 |
| Calcium and Ergocalciferol tablets | 28 | £50.48 |
| Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution | 300 | £7.49 |
| Carbocisteine 375mg capsules | 120 | £4.80 |
| Carbomer ‘980’ 0.2% eye drops | 10 | £3.19 |
| Chlorphenamine 2mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 150 | £3.65 |
| Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension | 70 | £4.04 |
| Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 70 | £5.47 |
| Clarithromycin 500mg tablets | 14 | £7.68 |
| Clobazam 10mg tablets | 30 | £4.99 |
| Co-amoxiclav 250mg/62mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 100 | £2.20 |
| Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets | 21 | £3.47 |
| Co-careldopa 12.5mg/50mg tablets | 90 | £4.26 |
| Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets | 100 | £9.70 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg capsules | 100 | £6.39 |
| Dexamfetamine 5mg tablets | 28 | £22.34 |
| Digoxin 250microgram tablets | 28 | £2.68 |
| Digoxin 62.5microgram tablets | 28 | £2.73 |
| Donepezil 5mg tablets | 28 | £1.87 |
| Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops | 5 | £4.83 |
| Dorzolamide 20mg/ml eye drops | 5 | £3.14 |
| Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £2.89 |
| Eplerenone 50mg tablets | 28 | £4.38 |
| Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £3.82 |
| Etoricoxib 60mg tablets | 28 | £13.55 |
| Etoricoxib 90mg tablets | 28 | £5.43 |
| Ezetimibe 10mg tablets | 28 | £15.86 |
| Famotidine 20mg tablets | 28 | £17.84 |
| Famotidine 40mg tablets | 28 | £28.51 |
| Fenofibrate micronised 160mg tablets | 28 | £3.29 |
| Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules | 28 | £2.41 |
| Hydrocortisone 1% cream | 15 | £2.24 |
| Hydrocortisone 1% cream | 30 | £4.48 |
| Hydrocortisone 10mg tablets | 30 | £1.98 |
| Ispaghula husk 3.5g effervescent granules sachets gluten free sugar free | 30 | £6.32 |
| Ketoconazole 2% shampoo | 120 | £18.23 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £1.30 |
| Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops | 2.5 | £10.77 |
| Lofepramine 70mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 150 | £147.74 |
| Lorazepam 500microgram tablets | 28 | £18.27 |
| Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 50 | £45.46 |
| Memantine 20mg tablets | 28 | £1.36 |
| Mercaptopurine 50mg tablets | 25 | £8.99 |
| Mycophenolate mofetil 500mg tablets | 50 | £6.13 |
| Nebivolol 2.5mg tablets | 28 | £11.64 |
| Nebivolol 5mg tablets | 28 | £6.55 |
| Ondansetron 4mg tablets | 10 | £3.99 |
| Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 250 | £8.91 |
| Permethrin 5% cream | 30 | £15.29 |
| Piroxicam 0.5% gel | 60 | £1.97 |
| Pregabalin 200mg capsules | 84 | £3.18 |
| Primidone 250mg tablets | 100 | £85.97 |
| Prochlorperazine 3mg buccal tablets | 50 | £8.90 |
| Pyridostigmine bromide 60mg tablets | 200 | £22.06 |
| Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets | 28 | £8.19 |
| Rasagiline 1mg tablets | 28 | £44.99 |
| Rivastigmine 1.5mg capsules | 28 | £2.69 |
| Rizatriptan 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 3 | £9.67 |
| Ropinirole 1mg tablets | 84 | £32.83 |
| Ropinirole 2mg tablets | 28 | £28.19 |
| Salbutamol 2.5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid unit dose vials | 20 | £15.21 |
| Sodium chloride 0.9% nebuliser liquid 2.5ml unit dose ampoules | 20 | £9.50 |
| Sulpiride 200mg tablets | 30 | £3.26 |
| Sulpiride 200mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 150 | £98.66 |
| Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment | 30 | £18.87 |
| Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment | 60 | £37.74 |
| Tamsulosin 400microgram / Dutasteride 500microgram capsules | 30 | £17.78 |
| Trospium chloride 20mg tablets | 60 | £10.83 |
For the full list of price concessions granted for January 2024, please visit our webpage: cpe.org.uk/priceconcessions. Please subscribe to our mailing list to receive email updates of any price concessions.
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.
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.
Furthermore, from May 2023, DHSC has implemented a process to roll over prices to the following month for any concessions requested after the 23rd of the month provided these prices were agreed with us. We are also continuing to work with DHSC on how a ‘retrospective increased payment’ may apply, where appropriate. Further information regarding this concession ‘top-up’ mechanism will be issued once details are finalised.
