Final 33 concessionary prices announced for November

by Isabel Finch

03/12/2018

10 comments

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The Department of Health and Social Care and the National Assembly for Wales have agreed concessionary prices for the following 33 items for November 2018 prescriptions.

An initial 20 concessionary prices were announced on November 21, followed by a further 16 announced on November 26.

Drug

Strength

Form

Price

Carvedilol

25mg

tablets (28)

£5.65

Clomipramine

50mg

capsules (28)

£2.30

Co-amoxiclav

500mg/125mg

tablets (21)

£2.93

Dosulepin

75mg

tablets (28)

£11.00

Furosemide

20mg

tablets (28)

£1.95

Furosemide

40mg

tablets (28)

£2.92

Ibandronic acid

50mg

tablets (28)

£18.55

Levetiracetam

100mg/ml

sugar-free oral solution (300)

£20.34

Lofepramine

70mg

tablets (56)

£16.56

Losartan

25mg

tablets (28)

£4.62

Losartan

50mg

tablets (28)

£4.45

Losartan

100mg

tablets (28)

£7.17

Naproxen

250mg

gastro-resistant tablets (56)

£5.94

Naproxen

250mg

tablets (28)

£2.25

Naproxen

500mg

tablets (28)

£5.61

Nebivolol

5mg

tablets (28)

£6.32

Ondansetron

4mg

tablets (10)

£10.75

Propranolol

80mg

tablets (56)

£2.93

Quetiapine

25mg

tablets (60)

£4.69

Quetiapine

100mg

tablets (60)

£12.40

Quetiapine

200mg

tablets (60)

£19.62

Risperidone

1mg

tablets (20)

£2.39

Risperidone

2mg

tablets (60)

£11.37

Risperidone

3mg

tablets (60)

£26.99

Risperidone

4mg

tablets (60)

£27.06

Risperidone

500 micrograms

tablets (20)

£1.75

Sevelamer

800mg

tablets (180)

£62.99

Telmisartan

20mg

tablets (28)

£1.81

Telmisartan

40mg

tablets (28)

£2.43

Telmisartan

80mg

tablets (28)

£8.67

Temazepam

10mg

tablets (28)

£4.44

Topiramate

25mg

tablets (60)

£5.34

Topiramate

100mg

tablets (60)

£20.27

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10 Comments

Question:

Do these prices reflect the ones you have paid in November?

Uday Thakrar, Community pharmacist

Posted on Thu, 06/12/2018 - 16:34

PSNC needs to sort this out. Currently Naproxen 500mg is £8.50 or more per pack of 28 from wholesalers. We do not know when the concession will be granted and at what price. We mad a loss on every Latanoprost prescription last month as we could not buy it below £9.50. Also amount of lines which are not available and time taken to fax out prescription so we can get Madopar etc. is taking at lease an hour a day. The cutbacks could only be managed by reducing staff so the burden is growing every day from every angle.

Richard MacLeavy, Dispenser Manager/ Dispensing Assistant

Posted on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:57

Take a tip from the multiples - they are simply out of stock and direct all these loss making scripts to independants.

NIRMAL BAJARIA, Superintendent Pharmacist

Posted on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 18:36

PSNC have time to discuss Brexit issues with DH but no time to emphasise this dire situation of drug pricing. Seriously someone capable needs to unite the profession and form a group that can get answers from DH. There’s not much time.

N patel , Non Pharmacist Branch Manager

Posted on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 20:57

Unfortunately for is psnc * they wont do anything fpr independent contractors...we are just meat to be fed into the try gettin a sensoble answer from psnc and they will hide behond commercial confidentiality

*This comment has been edited in line with C+D's community principles.

Dave Downham, Manager

Posted on Tue, 04/12/2018 - 07:39

Couldn't C+D edit this to be in line with community's grammar and spelling as well?

Adam Hall, Community pharmacist

Posted on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 15:49

In addition to other comments on availability, how can you manage you business if you don't know if you will be reimbursed?

Really? Wow, Superintendent Pharmacist

Posted on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 15:17

I think someone needs to show where these medicines are available at these prices?! I use more than 7 wholesalers, in two buying groups and shop around on top... and for most of these I have not been able to find prices near these at all.

PSNC just need to say no...!

N patel , Non Pharmacist Branch Manager

Posted on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 14:12

Why are the PSNC not causin an almighty fuss about how the DoH is deliberately (possibly) granting concession prices at way below what we are paying for them......oops forgot that the PSNC is about as useful as a one legged man at an arse kicking contest......is that politically incorrect?????... will this post get moderated????????????

N patel , Non Pharmacist Branch Manager

Posted on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 14:08

can someone please let me know where i can get naproxen at concession prices...either i am not an astute buyer or i have nor got enough wholesaler accounts( 7 and counting) to look around and get stocks at this price

Posted on Tue, 04/12/2018 - 13:57

From what I have been told the price is taken accross the month as an average depending on what contractors have reported using the PSNC online generic price reporting tool e.g. if naproxen 500 was £5 per pack at the start of the month and is now £10 then they will give a concession price of £7.50. It is not a snap shot of this moment in time.

I know the system stinks but I'm just relaying what I have been told by the PSNC. If we don't report prices using the online tool then they have no evidence to negotiate a good concession price.