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DHSC releases second drug price concession list for August

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (August 21) released second  drug price concession list for August 2020. The list of drugs include...

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

Previous price concession list released for August 2020.


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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