September 2024 Price Concessions Final 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 (01/10/2024) announced the following final list of price concessions for September 2024:

Drug Pack size Price concession
Amantadine 100mg capsules 56 £18.06
Apixaban 2.5mg tablets 60 £14.99
Apixaban 5mg tablets 56 £13.78
Brimonidine 0.2% eye drops 5 £2.26
Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% gel 60 £24.83
Captopril 12.5mg tablets 56 £22.97
Captopril 25mg tablets 56 £21.73
Captopril 50mg tablets 56 £24.29
Carbimazole 5mg tablets 100 £1.98
Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops 10 £5.25
Citalopram 10mg tablets 28 £0.85
Citalopram 20mg tablets 28 £0.85
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension 70 £3.59
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 70 £7.92
Clonidine 25microgram tablets 112 £13.39
Clotrimazole 500mg pessary and Clotrimazole 2% cream 1 £6.04
Co-amoxiclav 125mg/31mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 100 £3.05
Co-amoxiclav 250mg/62mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 100 £3.10
Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets 21 £3.21
Colecalciferol 1,000unit tablets 28 £3.23
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 5 £6.34
Dorzolamide 20mg/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 0.2ml unit dose preservative free 60 £21.51
Erythromycin 250mg gastro-resistant tablets 28 £12.47
Escitalopram 20mg tablets 28 £1.54
Escitalopram 5mg tablets 28 £1.72
Etoricoxib 60mg tablets 28 £6.75
Etoricoxib 90mg tablets 28 £6.85
Fenofibrate micronised 200mg capsules 28 £3.32
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 100 £5.63
Fusidic acid 2% cream 15 £2.46
Haloperidol 1.5mg tablets 28 £14.25
Haloperidol 5mg tablets 28 £9.32
Haloperidol 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 100 £8.18
Hydrocortisone 10mg tablets 30 £1.92
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules 5 £11.75
Itraconazole 100mg capsules 15 £7.57
Lacosamide 200mg tablets 56 £10.63
Levetiracetam 250mg tablets 60 £2.11
Levetiracetam 500mg tablets 60 £6.50
Lisinopril 20mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets 28 £7.50
Lofepramine 70mg tablets 56 £23.12
Lorazepam 1mg tablets 28 £3.16
Mebeverine 200mg modified-release capsules 60 £7.63
Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free 50 £26.29
Metformin 500mg modified-release tablets 56 £2.00
Methylphenidate 54mg modified-release tablets 30 £73.62
Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules 10 £5.58
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules 84 £9.25
Naproxen 250mg gastro-resistant tablets 56 £4.68
Olanzapine 10mg tablets 28 £4.44
Olanzapine 20mg tablets 28 £4.41
Oxycodone 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules 5 £8.00
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 250 £8.48
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets 28 £17.85
Pregabalin 300mg capsules 56 £2.80
Pregabalin 75mg capsules 56 £1.69
Propantheline bromide 15mg tablets 112 £103.50
Quetiapine 300mg tablets 60 £13.79
Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets 28 £6.32
Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets 28 £2.85
Ramipril 2.5mg tablets 28 £1.20
Ropinirole 2mg tablets 28 £26.24
Sodium chloride 0.9% nebuliser liquid 2.5ml unit dose ampoules 20 £9.50
Sulpiride 200mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 150 £99.45
Terbinafine 250mg tablets 14 £7.79
Trandolapril 4mg capsules 28 £9.13
Travoprost 40micrograms/ml / timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 2.5 £8.13
Venlafaxine 225mg modified-release capsules 28 £18.00

For the full list of price concessions granted for September 2024 please visit our price concession hub page here.

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.

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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) To hear more on how the current price  concessions system operates, pharmacy teams can now access a recording of our recent Medicines Supply and Concessions Briefing webinar  here.

Improvements to the price concession system

Following significant concerns raised by pharmacies about the unsustainable level of prices imposed by  DHSC  in second half of 2022, it was agreed that anurgent review of the price concession setting system would take place.

Since this announcement, we have sent a strong and clear message back to Government that pharmacies cannot continue to subsidise the NHS medicines bill. Following the review of the concessionary price process, a package of measures has been developed to improve the system.

One of the solutions agreed between us and DHSC is that from 1st April 2023, all products granted a concessionary price will be classified as ‘Discount Not Deducted’ for the month(s) in which they are on concession.

In May 2023, DHSC implemented a process to roll over to the following month any agreed prices for concessions requested on or after the 23rd of the month.

Furthermore, from April 2024, a retrospective top-up payment system applies to products granted very low concessionary prices by DHSC when compared to the average purchase prices identified via the Margins survey. Further information on the top-up mechanism can be found here.

Please see our latest funding and reimbursement short video for further information on the recent changes to the price concession process.