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DHSC includes 16 drugs in third August price concessions list

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By pharmacy.biz StaffAug 27, 2020
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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has on Thursday (August 27) has included 16 drugs in its third price concession list for August 2020.

DrugPack sizePrice Concession
Alendronic acid 10mg tablets28£5.75
Clonidine 25microgram tablets112£16.11
Entacapone 200mg tablets30£10.33
Erythromycin 250mg gastro-resistant tablets28£4.11
Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules28£4.59
Hydroxyzine 10mg tablets84£1.75
Moxonidine 300microgram tablets28£8.74
Nizatidine 150mg capsules30£7.47
Olanzapine 10mg tablets28£4.23
Prednisolone 20mg tablets30£7.19
Rasagiline 1mg tablets28£20.41
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment30£24.95
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment60£46.64
Valproic acid 150mg gastro-resistant capsules100£11.37
Valproic acid 300mg gastro-resistant capsules100£22.77
Valproic acid 500mg gastro-resistant capsules100£30.00

Second price concessions list released on August 21.  

DrugPack sizePrice Concession
Adrenaline (base) 150micrograms/0.15ml (1 in 1,000) solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices1£34.30
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£7.74
Duloxetine 40mg gastro-resistant capsules56£12.39
Enalapril 20mg tablets28£7.20
Exemestane 25mg tablets30£41.00
Imipramine 25mg tablets28£6.40
Irbesartan 150mg tablets28£6.80
Moxonidine 200microgram tablets28£9.72
Moxonidine 400microgram tablets28£12.13
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules84£6.99
Olanzapine 20mg tablets28£6.77
Prednisolone 10mg tablets30£16.22
Prednisolone 2.5mg tablets30£4.19
Senna 7.5mg tablets60£2.76
Sertraline 50mg tablets28£5.27
Tolterodine 1mg tablets56£16.43

First price concessions list released on August 19.

DrugPack sizePrice Concession
Amiodarone 200mg tablets28£2.41
Donepezil 10mg tablets28£2.13
Enalapril 10mg tablets28£3.95
Estradiol 1mg tablets84£6.89
Estradiol 2mg tablets84£6.89
Sertraline 100mg tablets28£10.49
Tolterodine 2mg tablets56£13.99
Valaciclovir 500mg tablets10£20.59
Valsartan 160mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets28£11.78

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