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DHSC releases second list of January price concessions

The Department of Health and Socialcare (DHSC) today published its second list of price concessions for January 2020.

The announcement, revealed by the PSNC, follows the first announcement on January 15.


The latest list (below) covers 32 drugs.

Amiloride 5mg tablets28£22.38
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets100£10.69
Diclofenac sodium 75mg modified-release tablets56£15.00
Fluoxetine 10mg capsules30£47.50
Hydroxyzine 10mg tablets84£2.12
Hydroxyzine 25mg tablets28£1.09
Irbesartan 75mg tablets28£2.80
Irbesartan 300mg tablets28£5.53
Irbesartan 300mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets28£4.99
Lamotrigine 25mg dispersible tablets sugar free56£9.71
Levetiracetam 250mg tablets60£3.60
Lymecycline 408mg capsules28£5.70
Meloxicam 7.5mg tablets30£2.80
Meloxicam 15mg tablets30£5.60
Memantine 10mg tablets28£3.20
Memantine 20mg tablets28£8.05
Mirtazapine 15mg tablets28£2.10
Mirtazapine 30mg tablets28£2.20
Mirtazapine 45mg tablets28£2.40
Nefopam 30mg tablets90£14.96
Nitrazepam 5mg tablets28£2.70
Nitrofurantoin 50mg tablets28£13.27
Nitrofurantoin 100mg tablets28£9.32
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets28£4.93
Ranitidine 300mg tablets30£4.80
Rivastigmine 3mg capsules28£4.29
Sulpiride 200mg tablets30£6.48
Tolterodine 2mg tablets56£2.62
Trihexyphenidyl 2mg tablets84£7.95
Venlafaxine 37.5mg tablets56£7.90
Venlafaxine 75mg tablets56£14.50

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