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DH releases second drug price concessions list for October

The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) on Friday (October 23) released second drug price concessions list for October 2020. The list of drugs include the following...

Drug Pack SizePrice Concession 
Ciprofloxacin 250mg tablets10£1.37
Hydrocortisone 2.5% cream15g£44.00
Irbesartan 300mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets28£14.31
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets56£3.31
Rasagiline 1mg tablets28£10.07
Tamoxifen 20mg tablets30£13.99
Zonisamide 100mg capsules56£62.72

First drug price concessions list released on October 15 include the following medicines...


Drug Pack SizePrice Concession 
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£7.99
Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules28£4.10
Enalapril 10mg tablets28£5.49
Enalapril 20mg tablets28£10.00
Estradiol 1mg tablets84£6.89
Estradiol 2mg tablets84£6.89
Hydroxyzine 10mg tablets84£1.77
Moxonidine 200microgram tablets28£9.46
Moxonidine 300microgram tablets28£10.99
Moxonidine 400microgram tablets28£12.07
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules84£7.25
Olanzapine 15mg tablets28£3.95
Olanzapine 20mg tablets28£5.10
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets28£9.10
Senna 7.5mg tablets60£2.76
Sertraline 100mg tablets28£6.72
Sertraline 50mg tablets28£4.74
Valsartan 160mg capsules28£12.01

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