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DHSC releases final drug price concessions list for May 2020

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has released final drug price concessions list for May 2020 on Friday (May 29).

The new additions to the May 2020 price concession list are below.


DrugPack sizePrice Concession
Carbocisteine 375mg capsules120£6.87
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension70ml£8.60
Clonidine 25microgram tablets112£13.62
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£5.17
Duloxetine 40mg gastro-resistant capsules56£12.09
Erythromycin 250mg gastro-resistant tablets28£7.37
Exemestane 25mg tablets30£61.57
Fenofibrate micronised 267mg capsules28£4.51
Glycopyrronium bromide 200micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules10£14.00
Mirtazapine 15mg orodispersible tablets30£1.97
Mirtazapine 45mg tablets28£3.10
Mometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray140 dose£4.99
Nitrofurantoin 50mg tablets28£14.04
Ranitidine 300mg tablets30£5.99
Ranitidine 50mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules5£49.00
Rasagiline 1mg tablets28£5.17
Senna 7.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free500ml£12.93

DHSC previously announced price concessions for the following drugs on May 20.

DrugPack sizePrice Concession
Aciclovir 400mg tablets56£3.44
Aciclovir 800mg tablets35£4.65
Amiloride 5mg tablets28£24.50
Amiodarone 200mg tablets28£2.90
Azathioprine 25mg tablets28£4.55
Azathioprine 50mg tablets56£5.30
Betahistine 16mg tablets84£5.00
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension70ml£3.69
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets100ml£16.18
Diamorphine 10mg powder for solution for injection ampoules5£16.56
Donepezil 10mg tablets28£2.80
Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£2.30
Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules28£2.75
Estradiol 1mg tablets84£6.89
Estradiol 2mg tablets84£6.89
Ezetimibe 10mg tablets28£3.10
Gabapentin 600mg tablets100£14.21
Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets60£7.39
Hydroxyzine 10mg tablets84£1.93
Ibuprofen 400mg tablets24£1.56
Ibuprofen 400mg tablets84£5.45
Imipramine 25mg tablets28£5.65
Irbesartan 150mg tablets28£8.84
Irbesartan 300mg tablets28£4.78
Lamotrigine 100mg dispersible tablets sugar free56£8.95
Lamotrigine 25mg dispersible tablets sugar free56£5.30
Lymecycline 408mg capsules28£6.60
Meloxicam 15mg tablets30£5.40
Meloxicam 7.5mg tablets30£3.15
Metoclopramide 10mg tablets28£1.21
Metronidazole 400mg tablets21£5.15
Mometasone 0.1% cream30g£3.48
Montelukast 10mg tablets28£3.15
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules84£6.49
Naproxen 250mg tablets28£3.10
Naproxen 500mg tablets28£2.91
Nitrazepam 5mg tablets28£5.51
Olmesartan medoxomil 10mg tablets28£2.00
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets28£4.99
Perindopril erbumine 2mg tablets30£2.80
Perindopril erbumine 4mg tablets30£4.50
Perindopril erbumine 8mg tablets30£4.80
Pizotifen 1.5mg tablets28£4.99
Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 60mg tablets100£9.38
Quetiapine 100mg tablets60£4.19
Quinine bisulfate 300mg tablets28£6.99
Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets28£6.50
Rosuvastatin 20mg tablets28£2.22
Sertraline 100mg tablets28£14.32
Sertraline 50mg tablets28£8.50
Sulpiride 200mg tablets30£7.53
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment30g£25.92
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment60g£45.99
Tamoxifen 20mg tablets30£5.43
Tetracycline 250mg tablets28£5.08
Tolterodine 1mg tablets56£20.93
Tolterodine 2mg tablets56£19.86
Tranexamic acid 500mg tablets60£8.36
Trihexyphenidyl 2mg tablets84£8.29
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free100ml£4.99
Valaciclovir 500mg tablets10£20.59
Venlafaxine 37.5mg tablets56£4.75
Venlafaxine 75mg tablets56£11.67

No additional endorsements are required for price concessions. The above price concessions only apply to prescriptions submitted for payment in May 2020.