Community Pharmacy England has redetermined the reimbursement prices for April 2025 on the following products to reflect the increase in the NHS list price.
As a result, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has agreed to apply retrospective price adjustments for the items listed below, either by brand or generically.
Reimbursement price changes - April 2025 | NHSBSA
| Generic name | Brand name | Pack size | New NHS list price | Part VIIIA Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalteparin Sodium 10,000 units/ 0.4ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes | Fragmin 10,000 units/ 0.4ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (Pfizer Ltd) | 5 pre-filled disposable injections | £34.11 | C (based on Fragmin) |
| Phentolamine 2mg/ 0.35ml/ Aviptadil 25 micrograms/ 0.35ml solution for injection ampoules | Invicorp 25 micrograms/ 2mg/ 0.35ml solution for injection ampoules (Evolan Pharma AB) | 5 ampoules | £61.23 | C (based on Invicorp) |
| Macrogol 3350 oral powder 8.5g sachets sugar free | TransiSoft oral powder 8.5g sachets (Mayoly UK Ltd)
| 28 sachets | £217.17 | C (based on TransiSoft) |
| Zinc Oxide impregnated medicated stockings | Zipzoc stockings (Evolan Pharma AB) | 10 stockings | £55.29 | C (based on Zipzoc) |
| Zinc Oxide impregnated medicated stockings | Zipzoc stockings (Evolan Pharma AB) | 4 stockings | £22.12 | C (based on Zipzoc) |
| Dimeticone 22% / Benzalkonium Chloride 0.1% cream | Conotrane cream (Evolan Pharma AB) | 500 grams | £9.19 | n/a |
| n/a | Thick & Easy Original powder (Fresenius Kabi Ltd) | 4540 grams | £131.73 | n/a |
You should note that a change to the reimbursement price will also be applied to the branded prescriptions dispensed from April 2025.