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DHSC grants final November price concessions

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By Pb Staff writerDec 02, 2021
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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.

DrugPack sizePrice Concession
Co-amilozide 5mg/50mg tablets28£8.98
Co-dydramol 10mg/500mg tablets100£6.19
Co-dydramol 10mg/500mg tablets30£1.86
Omeprazole 10mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free75£106.46
Omeprazole 20mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free75£206.00
Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets30£10.35
Simvastatin 20mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free150£173.89
Simvastatin 40mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free150£250.63
Sulfasalazine 500mg gastro-resistant tablets112£23.12
Sulfasalazine 500mg tablets112£21.35
Topiramate 100mg tablets60£8.09
Topiramate 25mg tablets60£2.89
Topiramate 50mg tablets60£3.52
Trazodone 100mg capsules56£3.50
Trazodone 150mg tablets28£3.31

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

DrugPack sizePrice Concession
Amisulpride 50mg tablets60£2.99
Donepezil 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free150£81.23
Ivabradine 5mg tablets56£7.87
Lercanidipine 20mg tablets28£3.04
Metformin 500mg/5ml oral solution sugar free150£36.15
Mirtazapine 15mg/ml oral solution sugar free66£97.89
Orphenadrine 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free150£87.09
Procyclidine 2.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free150£37.39
Procyclidine 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free150£55.61
Promazine 25mg/5ml oral solution150£60.19
Promazine 50mg/5ml oral solution150£75.36
Quetiapine 20mg/ml oral suspension sugar free150£166.31
Ramipril 2.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free150£164.12
Ropinirole 1mg tablets84£56.71
Sodium fluoride 0.05% mouthwash sugar free250£1.57
Sulfasalazine 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free500£94.22
Tamoxifen 10mg/5ml oral solution sugar free150£74.52
Timolol 0.25% eye drops5£3.73
Trihexyphenidyl 5mg/5ml oral solution200£82.54
Trimethoprim 100mg tablets28£2.10
Warfarin 1mg/ml oral suspension sugar free150£156.07

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

DrugPack sizePrice Concession
Celecoxib 100mg capsules60£1.80
Celecoxib 200mg capsules30£1.75
Cinnarizine 15mg tablets84£3.97
Clomipramine 10mg capsules28£2.76
Clomipramine 25mg capsules28£4.85
Clomipramine 50mg capsules28£8.25
Enalapril 10mg tablets28£5.29
Enalapril 5mg tablets28£7.15
Fludrocortisone 100microgram tablets30£11.20
Lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tablets sugar free28£8.35
Lansoprazole 30mg orodispersible tablets28£5.18
Lercanidipine 10mg tablets28£2.99
Loratadine 5mg/5ml oral solution100£6.46
Methocarbamol 750mg tablets100£12.95
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules84£7.79
Nitrofurantoin 50mg capsules30£10.49
Orlistat 120mg capsules84£24.22
Pioglitazone 30mg tablets28£2.70
Pioglitazone 45mg tablets28£2.70
Timolol 0.5% eye drops5£3.77
Tolbutamide 500mg tablets28£25.75
Tolterodine 1mg tablets56£3.46
Tolterodine 2mg tablets56£4.82
Trazodone 50mg capsules84£3.45
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free100£10.75
Ursodeoxycholic acid 250mg capsules60£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.

drug tariff; nhsbsa; pharmaceutical services negotiating committee; psnc; community pharmacy

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