May 2026 Price Concessions 1st Update
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (15/05/2026) confirmed the following initial list of price concessions for May 2026:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets | 28 | £2.83 |
| Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets | 100 | £10.10 |
| Aspirin 75mg gastro-resistant tablets | 28 | £2.15 |
| Benzydamine 0.15% oromucosal spray sugar free | 30 | £1.60 |
| Captopril 25mg tablets | 56 | £37.79 |
| Captopril 50mg tablets | 56 | £38.01 |
| Carvedilol 12.5mg tablets | 28 | £3.99 |
| Carvedilol 25mg tablets | 28 | £4.28 |
| Carvedilol 6.25mg tablets | 28 | £6.17 |
| Cefalexin 125mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 100 | £5.05 |
| Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 100 | £6.30 |
| Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops | 10 | £2.71 |
| Chlordiazepoxide 5mg capsules | 100 | £39.96 |
| Chlorpromazine 25mg tablets | 28 | £19.28 |
| Clobazam 10mg tablets | 30 | £2.52 |
| Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries | 1 | £6.99 |
| Co-amilofruse 5mg/40mg tablets | 28 | £6.97 |
| Co-amilozide 5mg/50mg tablets | 28 | £19.12 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 30 | £2.01 |
| Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets | 100 | £6.69 |
| Dipyridamole 200mg modified-release capsules | 60 | £39.99 |
| Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £1.83 |
| Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets | 28 | £2.45 |
| Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant tablets | 28 | £2.75 |
| Flecainide 50mg tablets | 60 | £2.22 |
| Fluoxetine 20mg capsules | 30 | £0.89 |
| Irbesartan 75mg tablets | 28 | £1.21 |
| Lamotrigine 100mg tablets | 56 | £2.35 |
| Lamotrigine 200mg tablets | 56 | £3.50 |
| Lamotrigine 50mg tablets | 56 | £2.04 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg orodispersible tablets | 28 | £5.39 |
| Leflunomide 10mg tablets | 30 | £10.13 |
| Levothyroxine sodium 12.5microgram tablets | 28 | £9.93 |
| Methenamine hippurate 1g tablets | 60 | £18.39 |
| Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules | 10 | £4.70 |
| Mometasone 0.1% cream | 100 | £12.03 |
| Nifedipine 5mg capsules | 90 | £66.78 |
| Oxybutynin 2.5mg tablets | 56 | £3.55 |
| Perindopril erbumine 2mg tablets | 30 | £0.99 |
| Perindopril erbumine 4mg tablets | 30 | £1.97 |
| Pregabalin 25mg capsules | 56 | £1.14 |
| Pregabalin 300mg capsules | 56 | £2.83 |
| Pregabalin 50mg capsules | 84 | £1.84 |
| Pyridostigmine bromide 60mg tablets | 200 | £15.31 |
| Rosuvastatin 10mg tablets | 28 | £1.83 |
| Rosuvastatin 20mg tablets | 28 | £1.53 |
| Rosuvastatin 5mg tablets | 28 | £1.18 |
| Sitagliptin 100mg tablets | 28 | £1.78 |
| Sotalol 40mg tablets | 28 | £2.64 |
| Tibolone 2.5mg tablets | 28 | £5.25 |
| Tolterodine 1mg tablets | 56 | £11.38 |
| Tolterodine 2mg tablets | 56 | £11.68 |
| Topiramate 100mg tablets | 60 | £1.87 |
| Travoprost 40micrograms/ml eye drops | 2.5 | £1.75 |
The following price concessions rolled over from April 2026 to May 2026:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Candesartan 4mg tablets | 7 | £0.75 |
| Labetalol 200mg tablets | 56 | £17.87 |
| Lacidipine 4mg tablets | 28 | £1.95 |
| Ramipril 2.5mg capsules | 28 | £0.94 |
| Sumatriptan 100mg tablets | 6 | £1.10 |
To date, this takes the total number of price concessions granted by DHSC for May 2026 to 59.
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)
