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 an urgent 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.
