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The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has announced that the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has granted final price concessions to further items for the month of November 2021.

Drug Pack size Price Concession
Co-amilozide 5mg/50mg tablets 28 £8.98
Co-dydramol 10mg/500mg tablets 100 £6.19
Co-dydramol 10mg/500mg tablets 30 £1.86
Omeprazole 10mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 75 £106.46
Omeprazole 20mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 75 £206.00
Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets 30 £10.35
Simvastatin 20mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 150 £173.89
Simvastatin 40mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 150 £250.63
Sulfasalazine 500mg gastro-resistant tablets 112 £23.12
Sulfasalazine 500mg tablets 112 £21.35
Topiramate 100mg tablets 60 £8.09
Topiramate 25mg tablets 60 £2.89
Topiramate 50mg tablets 60 £3.52
Trazodone 100mg capsules 56 £3.50
Trazodone 150mg tablets 28 £3.31

 

The DHSC previously announced (26.11.2021) the following list of price concessions:

Drug Pack size Price Concession
Amisulpride 50mg tablets 60 £2.99
Donepezil 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free 150 £81.23
Ivabradine 5mg tablets 56 £7.87
Lercanidipine 20mg tablets 28 £3.04
Metformin 500mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 150 £36.15
Mirtazapine 15mg/ml oral solution sugar free 66 £97.89
Orphenadrine 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 150 £87.09
Procyclidine 2.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 150 £37.39
Procyclidine 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 150 £55.61
Promazine 25mg/5ml oral solution 150 £60.19
Promazine 50mg/5ml oral solution 150 £75.36
Quetiapine 20mg/ml oral suspension sugar free 150 £166.31
Ramipril 2.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 150 £164.12
Ropinirole 1mg tablets 84 £56.71
Sodium fluoride 0.05% mouthwash sugar free 250 £1.57
Sulfasalazine 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 500 £94.22
Tamoxifen 10mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 150 £74.52
Timolol 0.25% eye drops 5 £3.73
Trihexyphenidyl 5mg/5ml oral solution 200 £82.54
Trimethoprim 100mg tablets 28 £2.10
Warfarin 1mg/ml oral suspension sugar free 150 £156.07

 

The DHSC previously announced (19.11.2021) the following list of price concessions:

Drug Pack size Price Concession
Celecoxib 100mg capsules 60 £1.80
Celecoxib 200mg capsules 30 £1.75
Cinnarizine 15mg tablets 84 £3.97
Clomipramine 10mg capsules 28 £2.76
Clomipramine 25mg capsules 28 £4.85
Clomipramine 50mg capsules 28 £8.25
Enalapril 10mg tablets 28 £5.29
Enalapril 5mg tablets 28 £7.15
Fludrocortisone 100microgram tablets 30 £11.20
Lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tablets sugar free 28 £8.35
Lansoprazole 30mg orodispersible tablets 28 £5.18
Lercanidipine 10mg tablets 28 £2.99
Loratadine 5mg/5ml oral solution 100 £6.46
Methocarbamol 750mg tablets 100 £12.95
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules 84 £7.79
Nitrofurantoin 50mg capsules 30 £10.49
Orlistat 120mg capsules 84 £24.22
Pioglitazone 30mg tablets 28 £2.70
Pioglitazone 45mg tablets 28 £2.70
Timolol 0.5% eye drops 5 £3.77
Tolbutamide 500mg tablets 28 £25.75
Tolterodine 1mg tablets 56 £3.46
Tolterodine 2mg tablets 56 £4.82
Trazodone 50mg capsules 84 £3.45
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 100 £10.75
Ursodeoxycholic acid 250mg capsules 60 £10.27

 

A price concession only applies for the month in which it is granted. No additional prescription endorsement are required as the new price is automatically applied by the NHS BSA to all items submitted for payment in the same month for which a price concession is granted.

Contractors can find information and learn about the process involved on PSNC’s website.

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