March 2025 Price Concessions 1st Update
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 (18/03/2025) announced the following initial list of price concessions for March 2025:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets | 60 | £4.46 |
| Bimatoprost 300micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops | 3 | £8.83 |
| Calamine lotion* | 200 | £1.78 |
| Carbimazole 20mg tablets | 100 | £3.10 |
| Carbimazole 5mg tablets | 100 | £5.76 |
| Cefalexin 500mg capsules | 21 | £2.45 |
| Cefalexin 500mg tablets | 21 | £2.85 |
| Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension | 70 | £5.89 |
| Colestyramine 4g oral powder sachets* | 50 | £15.95 |
| Estradiol 10microgram pessaries | 24 | £10.68 |
| Fenofibrate micronised 160mg tablets | 28 | £3.50 |
| Fenofibrate micronised 200mg capsules | 28 | £3.29 |
| Gabapentin 600mg tablets | 100 | £39.54 |
| Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 5 | £11.02 |
| Isosorbide mononitrate 20mg tablets | 56 | £3.85 |
| Isotretinoin 20mg capsules | 30 | £12.75 |
| Lactulose 3.1-3.7g/5ml oral solution | 500 | £5.51 |
| Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops | 2.5 | £3.04 |
| Lercanidipine 20mg tablets | 28 | £4.60 |
| Memantine 10mg tablets | 28 | £2.25 |
| Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 50 | £18.37 |
| Memantine 20mg tablets | 28 | £3.69 |
| Mometasone 0.1% ointment | 30 | £3.51 |
| Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules | 84 | £11.67 |
| Naproxen 250mg gastro-resistant tablets | 56 | £8.05 |
| Naproxen 500mg gastro-resistant tablets | 56 | £17.99 |
| Nefopam 30mg tablets | 90 | £4.09 |
| Nitrazepam 5mg tablets* | 28 | £1.70 |
| Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 250 | £9.71 |
| Rizatriptan 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free* | 3 | £8.18 |
| Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment | 30 | £25.92 |
| Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment | 60 | £47.28 |
| Tadalafil 10mg tablets | 4 | £0.98 |
| Telmisartan 40mg tablets | 28 | £5.36 |
| Trospium chloride 20mg tablets | 60 | £11.49 |
*Price concessions that rolled over from February 2025
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) Please see our latest funding and reimbursement short videos for further information on the recent changes to the price concession process.
