Drug tariff April 2017 Top 10 price reductions since March 2017 Medicine Pack size Basic price March 2017 Difference Venlafaxine 150mg modified-release capsules 28 capsule £3.90 £36.81 -£32.91 Phenytoin sodium 300mg capsules 28 capsule £9.11 £41.94 -£32.83 Venlafaxine 75mg modified-release capsules 28 capsule £2.60 £22.08 -£19.48 Linezolid 600mg tablets 10 tablet £308.63 £323.32 -£14.69 Dexamethasone 2mg tablets 50 tablet £30.59 £42.85 -£12.26 Alverine 60mg capsules 100 capsule £7.28 £19.48 -£12.20 Sevelamer 800mg tablets 180 tablet £40.17 £48.87 -£8.70 Methocarbamol 750mg tablets 100 tablet £20.75 £28.84 -£8.09 Phenytoin sodium 100mg tablets 28 tablet £15.21 £23.00 -£7.79 Hydrocortisone 10mg tablets 30 tablet £61.99 £68.67 -£6.68 Top 10 price increases since March 2017 Medicine Pack size Basic price March 2017 Difference Voriconazole 200mg tablets 28 tablet £561.27 £460.32 £100.95 Ropinirole 1mg tablets 84 tablet £56.71 £2.07 £54.64 Ropinirole 2mg tablets 28 tablet £38.74 £2.80 £35.94 Voriconazole 50mg tablets 28 tablet £143.51 £118.99 £24.52 Naratriptan 2.5mg tablets 6 tablet £23.13 £4.21 £18.92 Atropine 1% eye drops 10 ml £99.14 £89.80 £9.34 Propranolol 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 150 ml £29.98 £24.98 £5.00 Chloramphenicol 10% ear drops 10 ml £43.58 £38.95 £4.63 Buspirone 5mg tablets 30 tablet £6.97 £3.19 £3.78 Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets 6 tablet £5.06 £1.48 £3.58 Page 1 of 6 Top 25 price reductions since January 2017 Medicine Pack size Basic price January 2017 Difference Linezolid 600mg tablets 10 tablet £308.63 £360.06 -£51.43 Phenytoin sodium 300mg capsules 28 capsule £9.11 £57.38 -£48.27 Methocarbamol 750mg tablets 100 tablet £20.75 £55.80 -£35.05 Venlafaxine 150mg modified-release capsules 28 capsule £3.90 £36.81 -£32.91 Chloral hydrate 143.3mg/5ml oral solution BP 150 ml £244.25 £274.90 -£30.65 Doxepin 50mg capsules 28 capsule £154.00 £175.18 -£21.18 Venlafaxine 75mg modified-release capsules 28 capsule £2.60 £22.08 -£19.48 Cloral betaine 707mg tablets 30 tablet £138.59 £155.98 -£17.39 Olsalazine 500mg tablets 60 tablet £161.00 £177.10 -£16.10 Budesonide 3mg gastro-resistant modified-release capsules 100 capsule £84.15 £99.00 -£14.85 Olsalazine 250mg capsules 112 capsule £144.00 £158.40 -£14.40 Mesalazine 800mg gastro-resistant tablets 180 tablet £80.75 £95.00 -£14.25 Doxepin 25mg capsules 28 capsule £97.00 £110.34 -£13.34 Dexamethasone 8mg soluble tablets sugar free 50 tablet £121.85 £134.77 -£12.92 Dexamethasone 2mg tablets 50 tablet £30.59 £42.85 -£12.26 Alverine 60mg capsules 100 capsule £7.28 £19.48 -£12.20 Phenytoin sodium 100mg capsules 84 capsule £42.88 £54.00 -£11.12 Famciclovir 500mg tablets 14 tablet £143.61 £153.60 -£9.99 Phenytoin sodium 50mg capsules 28 capsule £7.07 £15.98 -£8.91 Sevelamer 800mg tablets 180 tablet £40.17 £48.87 -£8.70 Phenytoin sodium 25mg capsules 28 capsule £7.24 £15.74 -£8.50 Aripiprazole 30mg tablets 28 tablet £18.55 £26.97 -£8.42 Phenytoin sodium 100mg tablets 28 tablet £15.21 £23.00 -£7.79 Chlortalidone 50mg tablets 30 tablet £89.10 £96.80 -£7.70 Dexamethasone 4mg soluble tablets sugar free 50 tablet £61.03 £68.21 -£7.18 Top 25 price increases since January 2017 Medicine Pack size Basic price January 2017 Difference Ropinirole 1mg tablets 84 tablet £56.71 £2.07 £54.64 Ropinirole 2mg tablets 28 tablet £38.74 £2.80 £35.94 Quinagolide 75microgram tablets 30 tablet £55.00 £27.00 £28.00 Atropine 1% eye drops 10 ml £99.14 £73.52 £25.62 Ampicillin 500mg capsules 28 capsule £40.30 £20.50 £19.80 Naratriptan 2.5mg tablets 6 tablet £23.13 £4.21 £18.92 Sulfadiazine 500mg tablets 56 tablet £116.72 £99.57 £17.15 Ampicillin 250mg capsules 28 capsule £20.50 £4.52 £15.98 Isocarboxazid 10mg tablets 56 tablet £197.95 £188.95 £9.00 Menadiol 10mg tablets 100 tablet £185.90 £177.45 £8.45 Tamoxifen 40mg tablets 30 tablet £41.54 £33.50 £8.04 Ephedrine hydrochloride 30mg tablets 28 tablet £47.61 £40.25 £7.36 Pilocarpine hydrochloride 4% eye drops 10 ml £20.17 £14.82 £5.35 Timolol 10mg / Bendroflumethiazide 2.5mg tablets 30 tablet £33.56 £28.23 £5.33 Propranolol 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 150 ml £29.98 £24.98 £5.00 Pilocarpine hydrochloride 2% eye drops 10 ml £18.10 £13.31 £4.79 Timolol 10mg tablets 30 tablet £26.07 £21.42 £4.65 Ephedrine hydrochloride 15mg tablets 28 tablet £30.88 £26.26 £4.62 Dihydrocodeine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules 10 ampoule £95.70 £91.14 £4.56 Simple eye ointment 4 gram £15.79 £11.34 £4.45 Pilocarpine hydrochloride 1% eye drops 10 ml £14.77 £10.86 £3.91 Buspirone 5mg tablets 30 tablet £6.97 £3.19 £3.78 Rivastigmine 4.5mg capsules 28 capsule £19.59 £15.91 £3.68 Atropine 400micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules 10 ampoule £81.40 £77.74 £3.66 Testosterone enantate 250mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules 3 ampoule £79.75 £76.13 £3.62 Page 2 of 6 Top 100 price reductions since April 2016 Medicine Pack size Basic price April 2016 Difference Aripiprazole 30mg tablets 28 tablet £18.55 £109.82 -£91.27 Rasagiline 1mg tablets 28 tablet £2.14 £70.72 -£68.58 Sevelamer 800mg tablets 180 tablet £40.17 £96.58 -£56.41 Carbimazole 20mg tablets 100 tablet £165.42 £218.85 -£53.43 Phenytoin sodium 300mg capsules 28 capsule £9.11 £57.38 -£48.27 Acetazolamide 250mg tablets 112 tablet £25.44 £71.04 -£45.60 Nortriptyline 25mg tablets 100 tablet £30.32 £71.67 -£41.35 Mesalazine 800mg gastro-resistant tablets 180 tablet £80.75 £117.62 -£36.87 Nortriptyline 10mg tablets 100 tablet £29.89 £63.01 -£33.12 Venlafaxine 150mg modified-release capsules 28 capsule £3.90 £36.81 -£32.91 Pioglitazone 45mg tablets 28 tablet £1.40 £33.81 -£32.41 Carbimazole 5mg tablets 100 tablet £59.21 £87.51 -£28.30 Hydrocortisone 10mg tablets 30 tablet £61.99 £84.45 -£22.46 Mesalazine 1.2g gastro-resistant modified-release tablets 60 tablet £42.95 £62.44 -£19.49 Venlafaxine 75mg modified-release capsules 28 capsule £2.60 £22.08 -£19.48 Nebivolol 2.5mg tablets 28 tablet £27.26 £46.26 -£19.00 Methocarbamol 750mg tablets 100 tablet £20.75 £39.27 -£18.52 Dexamethasone 2mg tablets 50 tablet £30.59 £49.02 -£18.43 Aripiprazole 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free 28 tablet £78.66 £93.87 -£15.21 Aripiprazole 15mg orodispersible tablets sugar free 28 tablet £78.66 £93.87 -£15.21 Atomoxetine 4mg/1ml oral solution sugar free 300 ml £85.00 £100.00 -£15.00 Budesonide 3mg gastro-resistant modified-release capsules 100 capsule £84.15 £99.00 -£14.85 Duloxetine 40mg gastro-resistant capsules 56 capsule £4.53 £18.58 -£14.05 Phenytoin sodium 100mg tablets 28 tablet £15.21 £28.50 -£13.29 Atomoxetine 100mg capsules 28 capsule £70.79 £83.28 -£12.49 Atomoxetine 80mg capsules 28 capsule £70.79 £83.28 -£12.49 Colchicine 500microgram tablets 100 tablet £12.51 £24.88 -£12.37 Alverine 60mg capsules 100 capsule £7.28 £19.48 -£12.20 Clomifene 50mg tablets 30 tablet £10.15 £21.74 -£11.59 Phenytoin sodium 100mg capsules 84 capsule £42.88 £54.00 -£11.12 Tiotropium bromide 2.5micrograms/dose solution for inhalation cartridge with60 devicedose CFC free£23.00 £33.50 -£10.50 Pioglitazone 15mg tablets 28 tablet £1.15 £11.23 -£10.08 Pioglitazone 30mg tablets 28 tablet £1.28 £10.99 -£9.71 Eplerenone 25mg tablets 28 tablet £3.99 £13.69 -£9.70 Atomoxetine 10mg capsules 28 capsule £53.09 £62.46 -£9.37 Atomoxetine 18mg capsules 28 capsule £53.09 £62.46 -£9.37 Atomoxetine 25mg capsules 28 capsule £53.09 £62.46 -£9.37 Atomoxetine 40mg capsules 28 capsule £53.09 £62.46 -£9.37 Atomoxetine 60mg capsules 28 capsule £53.09 £62.46 -£9.37 Clindamycin 150mg capsules 24 capsule £4.17 £13.32 -£9.15 Phenytoin sodium 50mg capsules 28 capsule £7.07 £15.98 -£8.91 Eplerenone 50mg tablets 28 tablet £5.10 £13.98 -£8.88 Ibandronic acid 50mg tablets 28 tablet £6.27 £14.97 -£8.70 Phenytoin sodium 25mg capsules 28 capsule £7.24 £15.74 -£8.50 Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 capsule £2.12 £10.47 -£8.35 Glyceryl trinitrate 500microgram sublingual tablets 100 tablet £2.55 £10.57 -£8.02 Phenobarbital 15mg tablets 28 tablet £17.14 £24.87 -£7.73 Inositol nicotinate 750mg tablets 112 tablet £43.37 £51.03 -£7.66 Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 capsule £2.43 £9.88 -£7.45 Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules 28 capsule £1.98 £9.39 -£7.41 Fosinopril 20mg tablets 28 tablet £6.51 £13.88 -£7.37 Trazodone 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 120 ml £146.31 £153.42 -£7.11 Riluzole 50mg tablets 56 tablet £14.16 £21.20 -£7.04 Tolbutamide 500mg tablets 28 tablet £5.56 £12.34 -£6.78 Tranylcypromine 10mg tablets 28 tablet £235.72 £242.47 -£6.75 Page 3 of 6 Trazodone 100mg capsules 56 capsule £22.32 £28.80 -£6.48 Fluoxetine 60mg capsules 30 capsule £6.58 £12.50 -£5.92 Frovatriptan 2.5mg tablets 6 tablet £10.84 £16.67 -£5.83 Metformin 500mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 150 ml £13.44 £19.13 -£5.69 Orlistat 120mg capsules 84 capsule £16.85 £22.28 -£5.43 Lisinopril 20mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets 28 tablet £2.40 £7.70 -£5.30 Levothyroxine sodium 50micrograms/5ml oral solution sugar free 100 ml £92.45 £97.52 -£5.07 Aripiprazole 5mg tablets 28 tablet £1.49 £6.42 -£4.93 Aripiprazole 15mg tablets 28 tablet £1.42 £6.35 -£4.93 Lormetazepam 1mg tablets 30 tablet £7.48 £12.38 -£4.90 Aripiprazole 10mg tablets 28 tablet £1.54 £6.42 -£4.88 Lormetazepam 500microgram tablets 30 tablet £12.09 £16.93 -£4.84 Paroxetine 10mg tablets 28 tablet £11.97 £16.81 -£4.84 Trazodone 150mg tablets 28 tablet £22.10 £26.78 -£4.68 Inositol nicotinate 500mg tablets 100 tablet £26.15 £30.76 -£4.61 Levofloxacin 250mg tablets 10 tablet £6.93 £11.13 -£4.20 Fosinopril 10mg tablets 28 tablet £7.67 £11.87 -£4.20 Diclofenac sodium 75mg modified-release tablets 56 tablet £11.31 £15.50