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August 2025 Price Concessions

Following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today [04/09/2025] re-determined the August concessionary prices for two products and confirmed three further price concessions for August 2025.
 

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Indapamide 2.5mg tablets28£6.99 (previously £6.11)
Lactulose 3.1-3.7g/5ml oral solution500£6.11 (previously £5.80)
Olanzapine 15mg tablets28£2.77
Olanzapine 5mg tablets28£3.33
Trihexyphenidyl 2mg tablets84£80.91



Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today [29/08/2025] announced the following list of price concessions for August 2025:
  

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Nefopam 30mg tablets90£4.09
Olanzapine 10mg tablets28£4.99
Olanzapine 2.5mg tablets28£3.51
Olanzapine 20mg tablets28£4.99
Olanzapine 7.5mg tablets28£1.25
Propranolol 80mg modified-release capsules28£5.94
Repaglinide 1mg tablets90£11.76



Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today [28/08/2025] announced the following list of price concessions for August 2025:

 

 

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Acetazolamide 250mg tablets112£51.02
Amiodarone 100mg tablets28£2.24
Amiodarone 200mg tablets28£4.82
Buprenorphine 2mg sublingual tablets sugar free7£1.83
Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution300£4.99
Co-amoxiclav 250mg/62mg/5ml oral suspension100£4.64
Erythromycin 250mg gastro-resistant tablets28£3.02
Exemestane 25mg tablets30£10.74
Febuxostat 80mg tablets28£5.07
Imipramine 10mg tablets28£2.49
Indapamide 2.5mg tablets28£6.11
Isosorbide mononitrate 40mg tablets56£4.65
Ivabradine 2.5mg tablets56£31.83
Lactulose 3.1-3.7g/5ml oral solution500£5.80
Letrozole 2.5mg tablets28£3.27
Levothyroxine sodium 12.5microgram tablets28£11.45
Lofepramine 70mg tablets56£24.27
Mefenamic acid 500mg tablets28£35.10
Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules10£5.58
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules84£10.23
Nitrazepam 5mg tablets28£1.88
Nortriptyline 25mg tablets100£2.83
Nystatin 100,000units/ml oral suspension30£9.32
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets28£10.50
Pioglitazone 30mg tablets28£4.99
Pioglitazone 45mg tablets28£24.62
Piroxicam 0.5% gel112£3.75
Pivmecillinam 200mg tablets10£7.78
Pregabalin 300mg tablets56£10.36
Prucalopride 2mg tablets28£8.91
Pyridostigmine bromide 60mg tablets200£16.28
Risperidone 500microgram tablets20£3.66
Rosuvastatin 15mg tablets28£3.54
Sitagliptin 100mg/5ml oral solution sugar free150£23.41
Trimethoprim 100mg tablets28£4.22
Trimethoprim 200mg tablets6£1.50
Trimethoprim 200mg tablets14£3.51
Venlafaxine 225mg modified-release capsules28£19.18
Water for injections 10ml ampoules10£2.57



Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today [27/08/2025] announced the following list of price concessions for August 2025:
  

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Betamethasone 500microgram soluble tablets sugar free100£31.95
Bumetanide 1mg tablets28£2.94
Buprenorphine 8mg sublingual tablets sugar free7£6.00
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets32£2.40
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg effervescent tablets100£7.51
Conjugated oestrogens 300microgram / Medroxyprogesterone 1.5mg modified-release tablets84£34.13
Fenofibrate micronised 267mg capsules28£6.10
Fexofenadine 180mg tablets30£5.21
Fusidic acid 1% modified-release eye drops5£35.00
Methylphenidate 5mg tablets30£6.53
Morphine sulfate 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules10£4.53
Nabumetone 500mg tablets56£75.50
Nicotine 21mg/24hours transdermal patches7£10.05
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free250£8.89
Pregabalin 150mg tablets56£7.73
Pregabalin 50mg tablets84£5.51
Prochlorperazine 3mg buccal tablets50£17.68
Propantheline bromide 15mg tablets112£101.98



Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today [22/08/2025] announced the following list of price concessions for August 2025:
  

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension70£5.54
Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules28£4.23
Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules28£2.56
Ferrous gluconate 300mg tablets28£2.05
Ivabradine 7.5mg tablets56£3.17
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops2.5£1.85
Mometasone 0.1% ointment100£11.82
Nizatidine 150mg capsules30£20.27
Piroxicam 0.5% gel60£1.74
Sulfasalazine 500mg tablets112£6.55
Trihexyphenidyl 5mg tablets84£72.79


Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) regarding medicine pricing issues reported by pharmacy owners, the Department has today [19/08/2025] announced the following initial list of price concessions for August 2025:
 

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets60£7.22
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension70£10.52
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules5£4.01
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules30£2.88
Ibuprofen 600mg tablets84£9.38
Imipramine 25mg tablets28£2.73
Isosorbide mononitrate 10mg tablets56£1.75
Mometasone 0.1% cream100£12.21
Mometasone 0.1% cream30£4.12
Mometasone 0.1% ointment30£4.08
Oxybutynin 2.5mg tablets56£1.55
Oxybutynin 5mg tablets56£3.67
Pioglitazone 15mg tablets28£6.49
Pramipexole 88microgram tablets30£3.93
Progesterone micronised 100mg capsules30£4.86
Risperidone 500microgram orodispersible tablets sugar free28£6.17
Sitagliptin 100mg tablets28£6.32
Sitagliptin 25mg tablets28£2.49
Sitagliptin 50mg tablets28£3.63
Sodium bicarbonate 500mg capsules56£7.16
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free100£5.32
Ursodeoxycholic acid 150mg tablets60£72.11


There are no prices that have rolled over from the previous month