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DH includes 22 drugs in initial December price concessions list

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By Pb Staff writerDec 16, 2020
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The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) has released its first drug price concessions list for December 2020. The list of drugs includes the following...

DrugPack SizePrice Concession
Ciprofloxacin 250mg tablets10£1.50
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£8.48
Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules28£1.90
Duloxetine 40mg gastro-resistant capsules56£13.69
Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules28£3.99
Enalapril 10mg tablets28£5.50
Enalapril 20mg tablets28£9.63
Hydrocortisone 2.5% cream15g£44.00
Irbesartan 300mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets28£14.31
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets56£6.50
Lamotrigine 25mg tablets56£1.95
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets56£3.99
Moxonidine 200microgram tablets28£8.52
Moxonidine 300microgram tablets28£8.22
Moxonidine 400microgram tablets28£7.30
Olanzapine 10mg tablets28£2.75
Olanzapine 15mg tablets28£3.84
Olanzapine 20mg tablets28£4.60
Prochlorperazine 5mg tablets28£1.30
Rasagiline 1mg tablets28£7.20
Senna 7.5mg tablets60£2.50
Tamoxifen 20mg tablets30£10.50

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