The improved price for Ezetimibe for the dispensing month of December 2023 is £17.78
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has redetermined the December 2023 concessionary prices for four medicines following requests made by Community Pharmacy England (CPE) on behalf of community pharmacy owners.
For Ezetimibe 10mg tablets (pack size 28), the price has been fixed at £17.78, up from £9.44.
Other drugs included in the list are Aripiprazole 5mg (£8.52), Digoxin 125microgram (£3.70) and Digoxin 250micrgram (£3.70) tablets.
Contractors would be reimbursed at the new prices only for prescriptions submitted for payment for the dispensing month of December 2023.
CPE said they are still working with DHSC to agree price concessions for January.
Check the final the December 2023 price concessionary here.
Additionally, DHSC on Friday confirmed that there’s now sufficient stock of Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension to meet normal demand, and the Serious Shortage Protocol (SSP), SSP053 for the antibiotic expires on 12 January 2024.
Pharmacies are informed that any prescriptions for this medicine must be dispensed in accordance with the prescription as SSP053 will no longer be valid for use.
Clarithromycin is used for the treatment of chest infections such as pneumonia, skin problems such as cellulitis, ear infections, as well to Helicobacter pylori infection.
The drug is only available on prescription, and it comes as tablets, granules, or a liquid that you drink, and can also be given by injection.
Some of the common side effects associated with clarithromycin include feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting), stomach cramps, and diarrhoea.
