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Second drug price concessions list released for November

The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) has released its second drug price concessions list for November 2020. The list includes the following drugs...

DrugPack SizePrice Concession
Desmopressin 10micrograms/dose nasal spray60 dose£22.81
Docusate 100mg capsules30£3.20
Olmesartan medoxomil 40mg tablets28£3.46
Prochlorperazine 5mg tablets28£1.49
Senna 7.5mg tablets60£2.76
Sulfasalazine 500mg tablets112£6.88

Previous drug price concessions list released on November 11.


DrugPack SizePrice Concession
Ciprofloxacin 250mg tablets10£1.95
Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets10£5.52
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£9.98
Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules28£2.37
Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules28£4.56
Enalapril 10mg tablets28£4.99
Enalapril 20mg tablets28£10.20
Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets28£3.99
Hydrocortisone 2.5% cream15g£44.00
Irbesartan 300mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets28£14.31
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets56£6.18
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets56£4.80
Moxonidine 200microgram tablets28£9.10
Moxonidine 300microgram tablets28£10.50
Moxonidine 400microgram tablets28£8.16
Olanzapine 15mg tablets28£4.20
Olanzapine 20mg tablets28£4.97
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets28£8.31
Rasagiline 1mg tablets28£10.05

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