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DH includes 18 drugs in third price concessions list for January

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By Pb Staff writerJan 29, 2021
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The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) has included 18 drugs in its third drug price concessions list for January 2021.

DrugPack SizePrice Concession
Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets10£3.85
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£8.68
Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules28£2.39
Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules28£3.99
Enalapril 10mg tablets28£6.10
Enalapril 20mg tablets28£10.10
Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£3.99
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets56£6.72
Lamotrigine 200mg tablets56£8.13
Lamotrigine 25mg tablets56£2.30
Moxonidine 200microgram tablets28£8.70
Moxonidine 300microgram tablets28£8.69
Moxonidine 400microgram tablets28£7.50
Ropinirole 1mg tablets84£26.99
Sulfasalazine 500mg gastro-resistant tablets112£12.21
Sulfasalazine 500mg tablets112£8.57
Tamoxifen 20mg tablets30£10.21
Zonisamide 100mg capsules56£59.00

Previous drug price concessions list released on January 25. 

DrugPack SizePrice Concession
Eplerenone 25mg tablets28£8.10
Eplerenone 50mg tablets28£10.00
Irbesartan 300mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets28£15.93
Loperamide 2mg capsules30£2.39
Pregabalin 100mg capsules84£6.94
Pregabalin 150mg capsules56£3.76
Pregabalin 200mg capsules84£8.32
Pregabalin 50mg capsules84£5.70
Topiramate 25mg capsules60£22.18

First drug price concessions list released on January 15.

DrugPack SizePrice Concession
Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets10£3.85
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£8.68
Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules28£2.39
Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules28£3.99
Enalapril 10mg tablets28£6.10
Enalapril 20mg tablets28£10.10
Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£3.99
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets56£6.72
Lamotrigine 200mg tablets56£8.13
Lamotrigine 25mg tablets56£2.30
Moxonidine 200microgram tablets28£8.70
Moxonidine 300microgram tablets28£8.69
Moxonidine 400microgram tablets28£7.50
Ropinirole 1mg tablets84£26.99
Sulfasalazine 500mg gastro-resistant tablets112£12.21
Sulfasalazine 500mg tablets112£8.57
Tamoxifen 20mg tablets30£10.21
Zonisamide 100mg capsules56£59.00

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