October 2026 Price Concessions 3rd Update
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (20/10/2026) confirmed the following list of price concessions for October 2026:
| Drug | Pack size | Price concession |
| Aceclofenac 100mg tablets | 60 | £10.50 |
| Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 100 | £2.09 |
| Atorvastatin 40mg tablets | 28 | £1.15 |
| Candesartan 32mg tablets | 28 | £1.94 |
| Clotrimazole 500mg pessary and Clotrimazole 2% cream | 1 | £10.76 |
| Co-amilofruse 2.5mg/20mg tablets | 28 | £4.25 |
| Codeine 15mg tablets | 28 | £1.47 |
| Codeine 15mg tablets | 100 | £5.25 |
| Cyanocobalamin 50microgram tablets | 50 | £5.99 |
| Dabigatran etexilate 150mg capsules | 60 | £5.50 |
| Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution | 70 | £20.89 |
| Lansoprazole 15mg orodispersible tablets | 28 | £4.50 |
| Lansoprazole 30mg orodispersible tablets | 28 | £12.96 |
| Levothyroxine sodium 75microgram tablets | 28 | £2.08 |
| Mirtazapine 45mg orodispersible tablets | 30 | £2.81 |
| Modafinil 100mg tablets | 30 | £2.68 |
| Mometasone 0.1% cream | 100 | £13.11 |
| Nortriptyline 10mg tablets | 100 | £17.99 |
| Nortriptyline 25mg tablets | 100 | £16.49 |
| Oxybutynin 5mg modified-release tablets | 28 | £25.25 |
| Ramipril 2.5mg capsules | 28 | £3.95 |
| Ramipril 5mg capsules | 28 | £4.30 |
| Tamoxifen 20mg tablets | 30 | £3.51 |
To date, this takes the total number of price concessions granted by DHSC for October 2026 to 81.
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)
