May 2026 Price Concessions 4th Update
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (28/05/2026) confirmed the following list of price concessions for May 2026:
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.
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Alfentanil 1mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules | 10 | £8.11 |
| Ascorbic acid 200mg tablets | 28 | £65.23 |
| Ascorbic acid 500mg tablets | 28 | £36.46 |
| Azathioprine 50mg tablets | 56 | £1.51 |
| Betahistine 16mg tablets | 84 | £1.57 |
| Bisoprolol 2.5mg tablets | 28 | £2.00 |
| Candesartan 8mg tablets | 28 | £1.13 |
| Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets | 28 | £27.57 |
| Clomipramine 50mg capsules | 28 | £8.13 |
| Co-amilozide 2.5mg/25mg tablets | 28 | £52.70 |
| Dapagliflozin 10mg tablets | 28 | £5.00 |
| Dexamethasone 0.1% eye drops 0.3ml unit dose preservative free | 20 | £6.18 |
| Digoxin 125microgram tablets | 28 | £2.53 |
| Digoxin 250microgram tablets | 28 | £2.12 |
| Eletriptan 40mg tablets | 6 | £22.50 |
| Eplerenone 50mg tablets | 28 | £3.94 |
| Fesoterodine 8mg modified-release tablets | 28 | £7.67 |
| Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution | 70 | £5.57 |
| Folic acid 400microgram tablets | 90 | £9.00 |
| Hydroxyzine 10mg tablets | 84 | £2.58 |
| Isotretinoin 20mg capsules | 30 | £31.59 |
| Labetalol 200mg tablets | 56 | £18.38 (previously £17.87) |
| Phenobarbital 15mg tablets | 28 | £5.52 |
| Phenobarbital 60mg tablets | 28 | £3.11 |
| Ramipril 2.5mg tablets | 28 | £0.81 |
| Repaglinide 2mg tablets | 90 | £21.26 |
| Rivastigmine 3mg capsules | 28 | £1.96 |
| Rivastigmine 9.5mg/24hours transdermal patches | 30 | £91.52 |
| Sennosides 7.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 500 | £14.31 |
| Sumatriptan 100mg tablets | 6 | £5.20 (previously £1.10) |
| Tamoxifen 20mg tablets | 30 | £4.54 |
| Tranexamic acid 500mg tablets | 60 | £3.68 |
| Zolpidem 10mg tablets | 28 | £1.05 |
To date, this takes the total number of price concessions granted by DHSC for May 2026 to 219.
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)
