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DHSC releases final drug price concession list for June 2020

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has released third and final drug price concession list on Tuesday (1) for June 2020.

The list of nine drugs includes the following…


DrugPack sizePrice Concession
Enalapril 20mg tablets28£6.16
Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules28£3.41
Exemestane 25mg tablets30£53.87
Fenofibrate micronised 267mg capsules28£4.22
Mometasone 50micrograms/dose nasal spray140 dose£5.28
Olanzapine 20mg tablets28£3.03
Rasagiline 1mg tablets28£29.38
Senna 7.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free500ml£10.61
Tolterodine 1mg tablets56£20.07

Previous drug price concession list released on June 18.

DrugPack sizePrice Concession
Alendronic acid 10mg tablets28£4.95
Amiloride 5mg tablets28£27.00
Amiodarone 200mg tablets28£2.85
Azathioprine 25mg tablets28£4.09
Azathioprine 50mg tablets56£4.96
Clonidine 25microgram tablets112£16.99
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets100£15.25
Donepezil 10mg tablets28£3.34
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£8.71
Erythromycin 250mg gastro-resistant tablets28£7.37
Ezetimibe 10mg tablets28£2.42
Hydroxyzine 10mg tablets84£1.84
Ibuprofen 400mg tablets24£1.31
Ibuprofen 400mg tablets84£4.60
Irbesartan 150mg tablets28£8.10
Irbesartan 300mg tablets28£6.43
Montelukast 10mg tablets28£3.14
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules84£7.57
Nitrazepam 5mg tablets28£4.14
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets28£4.71
Perindopril erbumine 2mg tablets30£2.44
Perindopril erbumine 4mg tablets30£4.00
Perindopril erbumine 8mg tablets30£4.60
Sertraline 100mg tablets28£11.99
Sertraline 50mg tablets28£6.96
Tolterodine 2mg tablets56£21.09
Tranexamic acid 500mg tablets60£7.99
Venlafaxine 37.5mg tablets56£4.51
Venlafaxine 75mg tablets56£9.35

Drug price concession list released on June 15.

DrugPack sizePrice Concession
Duloxetine 40mg gastro-resistant capsules56£9.72
Estradiol 1mg tablets84£6.89
Estradiol 2mg tablets84£6.89
Imipramine 25mg tablets28£5.95
Lamotrigine 100mg dispersible tablets sugar free56£8.99
Lamotrigine 25mg dispersible tablets sugar free56£4.95
Lymecycline 408mg capsules28£5.80
Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 60mg tablets100£9.38
Tetracycline 250mg tablets28£4.82
Trihexyphenidyl 2mg tablets84£7.58
Valaciclovir 500mg tablets10£20.59

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