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Pregabalin capsules included in second drug price concessions list for March

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By Pb Staff writerMar 26, 2021
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The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) has included following list of drugs in its second drug price concessions list released for March 2021.

DrugPack SizePrice Concession
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£7.75
Eplerenone 50mg tablets28£25.49
Irbesartan 300mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets28£15.93
Pregabalin 200mg capsules84£7.79
Pregabalin 50mg capsules84£5.11
Pregabalin 75mg capsules56£5.32
Ropinirole 1mg tablets84£25.99
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free100ml£9.99
Zonisamide 100mg capsules56£54.80

Previous drug price concessions list released on March 19.

DrugPack SizePrice Concession
Chlorpromazine 50mg tablets28£19.95
Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets10£3.11
Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules28£1.82
Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules28£3.18
Enalapril 10mg tablets28£5.99
Eplerenone 25mg tablets28£12.35
Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£3.67
Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets28£5.80
Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules28£3.85
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets56£5.90
Lamotrigine 25mg tablets56£2.30
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets56£4.50
Letrozole 2.5mg tablets14£2.25
Moxonidine 200microgram tablets28£9.59
Moxonidine 300microgram tablets28£5.95
Moxonidine 400microgram tablets28£7.00
Olmesartan medoxomil 10mg tablets28£9.95
Olmesartan medoxomil 20mg tablets28£12.29
Olmesartan medoxomil 40mg tablets28£15.95
Pregabalin 100mg capsules84£6.88
Pregabalin 25mg capsules56£2.15
Tamoxifen 20mg tablets30£8.20
Topiramate 25mg capsules60£22.18

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