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Ivabradine tablets included in final May price concessions list

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has released its final drug price concessions list for May 2021.

DrugPack SizePrice Concession
Baclofen 10mg tablets84£3.60
Donepezil 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free28£83.89
Etoricoxib 120mg tablets28£15.75
Etoricoxib 30mg tablets28£11.05
Etoricoxib 90mg tablets28£9.92
Gentamicin 0.3% ear/eye drops10ml£11.92
Ivabradine 5mg tablets56£8.30
Ivabradine 7.5mg tablets56£7.33
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets56£4.44
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets56£4.20
Methadone 5mg tablets28£5.50
Pregabalin 25mg capsules56£3.60
Repaglinide 2mg tablets90£9.09
Tolbutamide 500mg tablets28£13.31

Previous drug price concessions list released on May 19.


DrugPack SizePrice Concession
Candesartan 2mg tablets7£1.35
Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets28£15.98
Eplerenone 25mg tablets28£14.25
Eplerenone 50mg tablets28£26.30
Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets28£5.18
Etoricoxib 60mg tablets28£12.00
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules84£8.10
Olmesartan medoxomil 10mg tablets28£7.85
Olmesartan medoxomil 20mg tablets28£8.30
Olmesartan medoxomil 40mg tablets28£14.52
Pregabalin 100mg capsules84£6.10
Pregabalin 150mg capsules56£4.99
Pregabalin 200mg capsules84£7.00
Pregabalin 300mg capsules56£5.61
Pregabalin 50mg capsules84£6.69
Pregabalin 75mg capsules56£6.50
Prochlorperazine 5mg tablets28£1.79
Sulfasalazine 500mg gastro-resistant tablets112£18.79
Sulfasalazine 500mg tablets112£17.45
Trimethoprim 200mg tablets6£1.70
Trimethoprim 200mg tablets14£3.97
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free100ml£11.95
Zonisamide 100mg capsules56£49.99

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