The first wave of drug price concessions for May were announced by the Department of Health and Social Care yesterday. At 63, the number of concessions is much higher than the first announcement for April (11 concessions) and higher than the total figure for last month (59).

The list, published by the PSNC, is below.

Aciclovir 400mg tablets 56 £3.44
Aciclovir 800mg tablets 35 £4.65
Amiloride 5mg tablets 28 £24.50
Amiodarone 200mg tablets 28 £2.90
Azathioprine 25mg tablets 28 £4.55
Azathioprine 50mg tablets 56 £5.30
Betahistine 16mg tablets 84 £5.00
Clarithromycin 125mg/5ml oral suspension 70ml £3.69
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets 100 £16.18
Diamorphine 10mg powder for solution for injection ampoules 5 £16.56
Donepezil 10mg tablets 28 £2.80
Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £2.30
Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 £2.75
Estradiol 1mg tablets 84 £6.89
Estradiol 2mg tablets 84 £6.89
Ezetimibe 10mg tablets 28 £3.10
Gabapentin 600mg tablets 100 £14.21
Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets 60 £7.39
Hydroxyzine 10mg tablets 84 £1.93
Ibuprofen 400mg tablets 24 £1.56
Ibuprofen 400mg tablets 84 £5.45
Imipramine 25mg tablets 28 £5.65
Irbesartan 150mg tablets 28 £8.84
Irbesartan 300mg tablets 28 £4.78
Lamotrigine 100mg dispersible tablets sugar free 56 £8.95
Lamotrigine 25mg dispersible tablets sugar free 56 £5.30
Lymecycline 408mg capsules 28 £6.60
Meloxicam 15mg tablets 30 £5.40
Meloxicam 7.5mg tablets 30 £3.15
Metoclopramide 10mg tablets 28 £1.21
Metronidazole 400mg tablets 21 £5.15
Mometasone 0.1% cream 30g £3.48
Montelukast 10mg tablets 28 £3.15
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules 84 £6.49
Naproxen 250mg tablets 28 £3.10
Naproxen 500mg tablets 28 £2.91
Nitrazepam 5mg tablets 28 £5.51
Olmesartan medoxomil 10mg tablets 28 £2.00
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets 28 £4.99
Perindopril erbumine 2mg tablets 30 £2.80
Perindopril erbumine 4mg tablets 30 £4.50
Perindopril erbumine 8mg tablets 30 £4.80
Pizotifen 1.5mg tablets 28 £4.99
Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 60mg tablets 100 £9.38
Quetiapine 100mg tablets 60 £4.19
Quinine bisulfate 300mg tablets 28 £6.99
Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets 28 £6.50
Rosuvastatin 20mg tablets 28 £2.22
Sertraline 100mg tablets 28 £14.32
Sertraline 50mg tablets 28 £8.50
Sulpiride 200mg tablets 30 £7.53
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment 30g £25.92
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment 60g £45.99
Tamoxifen 20mg tablets 30 £5.43
Tetracycline 250mg tablets 28 £5.08
Tolterodine 1mg tablets 56 £20.93
Tolterodine 2mg tablets 56 £19.86
Tranexamic acid 500mg tablets 60 £8.36
Trihexyphenidyl 2mg tablets 84 £8.29
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 100ml £4.99
Valaciclovir 500mg tablets 10 £20.59
Venlafaxine 37.5mg tablets 56 £4.75
Venlafaxine 75mg tablets 56 £11.67