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DHSC publishes second list of March price concessions

Kiran Paul
By Kiran PaulMar 20, 2020
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The Department of Health and Social Care on Thursday announced the second list of drug price concessions for March.

The list of prices, revealed by PSNC, is below. The negotiator said it is working on further concessionary prices on other drugs reported to be unavailable at the stated March 2020 Drug Tariff price.

The first list announced on 13 March can be seen here.

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Amiloride 5mg tablets28£27.50
Clonidine 25microgram tablets112£14.44
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets100£12.88
Cyanocobalamin 50microgram tablets50£9.84
Desmopressin 200microgram tablets30£22.70
Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£2.42
Fluoxetine 10mg capsules30£46.70
Fluoxetine 60mg capsules30£6.99
Lamotrigine 25mg dispersible tablets sugar free56£7.74
Meloxicam 7.5mg tablets30£3.15
Meloxicam 15mg tablets30£5.80
Perindopril erbumine 4mg tablets30£4.30
Pizotifen 1.5mg tablets28£5.35
Ranitidine 150mg tablets60£7.32
Ranitidine 300mg tablets30£6.80
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment30g£18.20
Tolterodine 1mg tablets56£22.80
Tolterodine 2mg tablets56£23.99
Venlafaxine 75mg tablets56£14.22

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