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DHSC releases first list of January’s price concessions

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on Wednesday announced the initial list of drug price concessions for January 2020.

The list of prices, revealed by PSNC, is below.

Drug Pack size Price Concession
Cefalexin 125mg/5ml oral suspension 100ml £1.95
Cefalexin 250mg/5ml oral suspension 100ml £2.25
Colecalciferol 1,000unit capsules 30 £10.00
Desmopressin 200microgram tablets 30 £19.47
Dexamfetamine 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 500ml £381.63
Frovatriptan 2.5mg tablets 6 £10.95
Irbesartan 150mg tablets 28 £5.47
Lamotrigine 100mg dispersible tablets sugar free 56 £9.85
Nifedipine 5mg capsules 90 £51.95
Nifedipine 10mg capsules 90 £65.63
Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets 28 £8.47
Ranitidine 150mg tablets 60 £4.05
Rivastigmine 1.5mg capsules 28 £5.11
Tizanidine 2mg tablets 120 £11.90

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