January Drug Tariff Updates

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a fourth update to the initial list of price concessions for January 2025.

This list comprises 45 additions.

Additionally, NHS Scotland has increased the price of two items and added two others in a third update.

DDA members can download fully updated spreadsheet of the January updates.

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