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DHSC publishes first list of March price concessions

The Department of Health and Social Care on Friday announced the first list of drug price concessions for March.

The list of prices, revealed by PSNC, is below. The negotiator said it is working on further concessionary prices on other drugs reported to be unavailable at the stated March 2020 Drug Tariff price.


DrugPack sizePrice Concession
Amiodarone 200mg tablets28£2.35
Diclofenac sodium 100mg modified release tablets28£11.33
Frovatriptan 2.5mg tablets6£10.31
Hydroxyzine 10mg tablets84£2.09
Imipramine 25mg tablets28£3.79
Irbesartan 150mg tablets28£5.36
Irbesartan 300mg tablets28£4.70
Irbesartan 300mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets28£4.74
Lamotrigine 100mg dispersible tablets sugar free56£7.49
Lymecycline 408mg capsules28£6.45
Memantine 10mg tablets28£3.44
Memantine 20mg tablets28£8.88
Mirtazapine 15mg tablets28£2.29
Mirtazapine 30mg tablets28£1.89
Mirtazapine 45mg tablets28£2.74
Nefopam 30mg tablets90£10.10
Nitrofurantoin 50mg tablets28£12.45
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets28£4.79
Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets28£6.67
Rivastigmine 3mg capsules28£3.97
Sulpiride 200mg tablets30£6.68
Tamoxifen 20mg tablets30£5.46
Trihexyphenidyl 2mg tablets84£9.42
Venlafaxine 37.5mg tablets56£6.50

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