January Price Concessions England

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (04/02/2026) confirmed the following final list of price concessions for January 2026.

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Ascorbic acid 200mg tablets28£47.05
Captopril 12.5mg tablets56£27.95
Captopril 25mg tablets56£25.95
Captopril 50mg tablets56£26.95
Carvedilol 6.25mg tablets28£1.20
Chlordiazepoxide 10mg capsules100£32.01
Codeine 15mg/5ml linctus sugar free200£17.34
Colecalciferol 1,000unit capsules30£5.92
Fusidic acid 1% modified-release eye drops5£35.00
Irbesartan 75mg tablets28£1.10
Levetiracetam 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free300£3.80
Melatonin 2mg modified-release tablets30£2.48
Oxybutynin 2.5mg tablets56£2.52
Pyridostigmine bromide 60mg tablets200£14.00
Pyridoxine 10mg tablets28£18.00
Ramipril 10mg tablets28£0.83
Repaglinide 500microgram tablets90£25.36
Sodium valproate 200mg/5ml oral solution sugar free300£14.66
Topiramate 100mg tablets60£1.93
Valsartan 160mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg tablets28£22.79
Venlafaxine 150mg modified-release tablets30£6.32

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 [30/01/2026] announced the following list of price concessions for January 2026:

This list includes three improved prices following representations made by Community Pharmacy England on behalf of community pharmacy owners.

Please note: Community Pharmacy England has submitted price concession applications for a number of other medicines affected by pricing issues this month. We will issue further updates as soon as we hear back from the Department.

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Amiodarone 100mg tablets28£5.04
Amiodarone 200mg tablets28£9.59
Amisulpride 200mg tablets60£10.13
Amlodipine 2.5mg tablets28£3.58
Aripiprazole 2.5mg tablets28£29.69
Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets28£3.05 (previously £2.19)
Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets100£10.89 (previously £7.82)
Benzydamine 0.15% mouthwash sugar free300£3.17
Bimatoprost 300micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops 0.4ml unit dose preservative free30£9.50
Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets10£5.20
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension70£11.82
Clobazam 10mg tablets30£2.30
Clotrimazole 1% cream50£3.21
Clotrimazole 500mg pessaries1£5.04
Co-amilofruse 5mg/40mg tablets28£3.72
Co-careldopa 12.5mg/50mg tablets90£6.18
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets30£1.40
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets100£4.65
Dexamethasone 500microgram tablets28£1.75
Dipyridamole 200mg modified-release capsules60£40.13
Docusate 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free300£15.59
Enalapril 2.5mg tablets28£4.16
Estradiol 10microgram pessaries24£10.57
Estriol 0.01% vaginal cream with applicator1£41.85
Famotidine 20mg tablets28£2.72
Haloperidol 1.5mg tablets28£4.21
Hydrocortisone 5mg tablets30£19.78
Hydroxocobalamin 1mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules5£9.77
Ibandronic acid 50mg tablets28£31.44
Irbesartan 150mg tablets28£4.10 (previously £2.01)
Itraconazole 100mg capsules15£4.86
Ivabradine 2.5mg tablets56£48.05
Lofepramine 70mg tablets56£22.93
Mebeverine 135mg tablets100£2.65
Mefenamic acid 500mg tablets28£29.75
Morphine sulfate 10mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules10£7.22
Nefopam 30mg tablets90£7.22
Nifedipine 5mg capsules90£43.99
Oxazepam 10mg tablets28£4.37
Oxazepam 15mg tablets28£6.54
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets28£28.19
Piroxicam 0.5% gel112£2.60
Piroxicam 0.5% gel60£1.39
Pizotifen 1.5mg tablets28£1.29
Prochlorperazine 3mg buccal tablets50£12.95
Propranolol 80mg tablets56£3.88
Rabeprazole 10mg gastro-resistant tablets28£1.00
Risperidone 500microgram tablets20£2.52
Rosuvastatin 10mg tablets28£2.70
Rosuvastatin 20mg tablets28£1.40
Rosuvastatin 5mg tablets28£1.45
Sitagliptin 100mg/5ml oral solution sugar free150£19.85
Sotalol 40mg tablets28£0.96
Sotalol 80mg tablets28£4.95
Sulfasalazine 500mg tablets112£6.53
Timolol 0.25% eye drops5£2.85
Timolol 0.5% eye drops5£2.66
Tolterodine 1mg tablets56£11.85
Trihexyphenidyl 2mg tablets84£125.25
Trimethoprim 100mg tablets28£3.77
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free100£10.27



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 [29/01/2026] announced the following list of price concessions for January 2026:
 

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Aspirin 75mg tablets28£2.95
Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops10£2.75
Cimetidine 400mg tablets60£5.58
Co-codamol 30mg/500mg capsules100£5.68
Diclofenac sodium 50mg gastro-resistant tablets28£6.86
Glycerol 4g suppositories12£1.95
Indapamide 1.5mg modified-release tablets30£1.40
Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free50£9.15
Naproxen 250mg tablets28£0.79
Oxybutynin 5mg tablets56£3.85
Rabeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets28£1.52
Ramipril 1.25mg capsules28£1.19
Ramipril 10mg capsules28£1.10
Ramipril 2.5mg capsules28£1.10
Ramipril 5mg capsules28£1.08
Ramipril 5mg tablets28£0.84
Thiamine 100mg tablets100£2.59



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 [23/01/2026] announced the following list of price concessions for January 2026:
 

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Alfuzosin 2.5mg tablets60£6.54
Aspirin 75mg gastro-resistant tablets28£1.00
Clomipramine 50mg capsules28£6.89
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules5£3.59
Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules28£1.60
Labetalol 100mg tablets56£4.09
Lymecycline 408mg capsules28£3.45
Lymecycline 408mg capsules56£6.90
Methylphenidate 20mg tablets30£6.69
Olanzapine 10mg tablets28£2.32
Rosuvastatin 40mg tablets28£1.26
Sitagliptin 100mg tablets28£2.45
Solifenacin 10mg tablets30£1.22
Solifenacin 5mg tablets30£1.15
Sulpiride 200mg tablets30£6.01
Valaciclovir 500mg tablets10£14.71



Following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the Department announced the following initial list of price concessions for January 2026 (16/01/2026):

DrugPack sizePrice concession
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension100£1.44
Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets28£2.19
Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets100£7.82
Betamethasone 500microgram soluble tablets sugar free100£47.89
Carbocisteine 375mg capsules120£5.00
Citalopram 20mg tablets28£0.92
Clarithromycin 250mg/5ml oral suspension70£26.48
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets100£7.51
Co-codamol 8mg/500mg capsules100£26.78
Co-codamol 8mg/500mg capsules32£8.57
Fenofibrate micronised 267mg capsules28£17.30
Fexofenadine 180mg tablets30£3.75
Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets60£2.05
Ibandronic acid 150mg tablets1£18.40
Irbesartan 150mg tablets28£2.01
Lactulose 3.1-3.7g/5ml oral solution500£6.62
Lansoprazole 30mg orodispersible tablets28£3.20
Methenamine hippurate 1g tablets60£19.57
Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules10£4.68
Mometasone 0.1% cream100£11.06
Mometasone 0.1% cream30£3.50
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules84£10.50
Nizatidine 150mg capsules30£65.35
Oxycodone 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free250£6.42
Promethazine hydrochloride 25mg tablets56£1.85
Propranolol 160mg modified-release capsules28£5.90
Propranolol 40mg tablets28£1.15
Propranolol 80mg modified-release capsules28£24.40
Sodium bicarbonate 500mg capsules56£5.60
Tibolone 2.5mg tablets28£4.50
Tolterodine 2mg tablets56£12.88
Tolterodine 4mg modified-release capsules28£25.70
Valsartan 80mg capsules28£7.00
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free6£4.38

There were no price concessions that rolled over from December 2025.

Notes
No additional endorsements are required for price concessions. A price concession only applies for the month it is granted; any prices agreed late in the month will roll over into the following month.