October 2025 Price Concessions 2nd Update
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (23/10/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for October 2025:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets | 60 | £6.85 |
| Bumetanide 1mg tablets | 28 | £2.95 |
| Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free | 7 | £3.85 |
| Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension | 70 | £10.88 |
| Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 70 | £19.67 |
| Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £2.63 |
| Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £3.38 |
| Febuxostat 80mg tablets | 28 | £4.40 |
| Fexofenadine 180mg tablets | 30 | £4.48 |
| Hydrocortisone sodium succinate 100mg powder and solvent for solution for injection vials | 1 | £2.61 |
| Hydrocortisone sodium succinate 100mg powder for solution for injection vials | 10 | £17.81 |
| Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 5 | £10.56 |
| Ibandronic acid 150mg tablets | 1 | £9.64 |
| Ibuprofen 600mg tablets | 84 | £6.34 |
| Indapamide 2.5mg tablets | 28 | £5.49 |
| Ivabradine 2.5mg tablets | 56 | £37.34 |
| Lactulose 3.1-3.7g/5ml oral solution | 500 | £6.34 |
| Lofepramine 70mg tablets | 56 | £23.32 |
| Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules | 10 | £4.85 |
| Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules | 84 | £9.97 |
| Olanzapine 10mg tablets | 28 | £3.63 |
| Olanzapine 15mg tablets | 28 | £3.91 |
| Olanzapine 7.5mg tablets | 28 | £2.00 |
| Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 250 | £7.56 |
| Paracetamol 500mg effervescent tablets | 100 | £5.69 |
| Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets | 28 | £1.04 |
| Pioglitazone 30mg tablets | 28 | £3.08 |
| Pioglitazone 45mg tablets | 28 | £20.34 |
| Risperidone 500microgram tablets | 20 | £3.43 |
| Sitagliptin 100mg tablets | 28 | £2.84 |
| Sitagliptin 25mg tablets | 28 | £1.77 |
| Sitagliptin 50mg tablets | 28 | £1.98 |
| Sodium bicarbonate 500mg capsules | 56 | £5.78 |
| Sulfasalazine 500mg tablets | 112 | £6.02 |
| Terbinafine 250mg tablets | 14 | £1.70 |
| Trihexyphenidyl 2mg tablets | 84 | £105.41 |
| Trimethoprim 100mg tablets | 28 | £4.10 |
| Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 100 | £13.93 |
For the full list of price concessions granted for October 2025 so far please visit our price concession hub page here.
There are no prices that rolled over from the previous month.
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
Pharmacies 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)
