Third set of concessionary prices announced for August
The Department of Health and Social Care and the National Assembly for Wales have agreed concessionary prices for the following 18 items for August 2018 prescriptions.
Drug
Strength
Form
Price
Hydroxocobalamin
1mg/1ml
solution for injection ampoules (5)
£9.00
Lamotrigine
100mg
tablets (56)
£17.50
Metronidazole
400mg
tablets (21)
£3.30
Mometasone
0.1%
cream (100)
£7.90
Mometasone
0.1%
ointment (30)
£3.45
Mometasone
0.1%
ointment (100)
£8.00
Nebivolol
5mg
tablets (28)
£4.39
Nicorandil
20mg
tablets (60)
£5.00
Oxybutynin
5mg
tablets (56)
£3.65
Ramipril
1.25mg
tablets (28)
£1.75
Ramipril
2.5mg
tablets (28)
£3.90
Ramipril
5mg
tablets (28)
£4.20
Risperidone
1mg
tablets (20)
£3.95
Risperidone
2mg
tablets (60)
£6.00
Sumatriptan
100mg
tablets (6)
£4.50
Topiramate
100mg
tablets (60)
£13.50
Valsartan
80mg
capsules (28)
£10.00
Valsartan
160mg
capsules (28)
£14.73
An initial eight concessionary prices were announced last week (August 20), followed by another 10 three days later.
Do these prices reflect the ones you have paid in August so far?