The price changes given below are in pounds and pence, light type indicating the price to pharmacists excluding VAT and heavy type the price to the public including VAT. In the case of medicines dispensed on a doctor's prescription, VAT is not charged to the patient.
Lundbeck Ltd (decreased from October 1) * cipramil tablets 10mg 28 £9.64, 20mg 28 £16.03, 40mg 28 £27.10 * clopixol acuphase ampoules 50mg 5 £26.02, 100mg 5 £50.14 * clopixol tablets 2mg 100 £3.21, 10mg 100 £8.67, 25mg 100 £17.33; ampoules 200mg 10 £33.88; concentrated ampoules 500mg 5 £39.98 * depixol ampoules 20mg 10 £16.31, 40mg 10 £27.30; tablets 3mg 100 £14.97 * depixol concentrated ampoules 50mg 10 £36.70, 100mg 10 £67.22 * depixol low volume injection 200mg 5 £104.94 * fluanxol tablets 1mg 60 £5.23, 0.5mg 60 £3.10.
Pharmacia & Upjohn (decreased from October 1) * cabaser tablets 1mg 20 £75.45, 2mg 20 £75.45, 4mg 16 £60.36 * caverject injection 50mg 1 £6.44, 10mg 1 £7.35, 20mg 1 £9.50, 40mg 1 £17.98 * cedocard retard tablets 20mg 60 £5.45, 40mg 60 £10.59 * colestid granules 5g 30 £11.98; orange granules 5mg 30 £11.98 * convulex capsules 150mg 100 £3.68, 300mg 100 £7.35, 500mg 100 £12.25 * cyklokapron injection 5ml 10 £12.89; syrup 300ml 1 £14.90; tablets 500mg 60 £14.30 * cytosar powder 100mg 10 £28.73, 500mg 1 £14.28; with 5ml diluent 100mg 1 £3.03, 500mg 1 £14.75 * dalacin c half-filled capsules 75mg 24 £5.93, 150mg 24 £10.92 100 £43.83; paediatric granules 100ml 1 £6.32; phosphate sterile solution 2ml 5 £24.68, 4ml 5 £49.14 * dalacin cream 40g 1 £8.64 * dalacin t topical lotion 30ml 1 £5.08, 50ml 1 £8.47; topical solution 30ml 1 £4.34, 50ml 1 £7.23 * depo-medrone injection 40mg/ml 1ml 1 £25.79, 2ml 1 £46.51, 3ml 1 £67.28; with lidocaine 1ml 10 £25.79, 2ml 10 £46.51; with lidocaine sterile aqueous solution 1ml 1 £2.61, 2ml 1 £4.68; sterile aqueous solution 40mg/ml injection 1ml 1 £2.61, 2ml 1 £4.68, 3ml 1 £6.79 * detrusitol tablets 1mg 56 £27.50, 2mg 56 £30.56 * dipentum capsules 250mg 112 £27.42; tablets 500mg 60 £29.38 * dostinex tablets 0.5mg 8 £30.04 n edronax tablets 4mg 60 £18.91 * estracyt capsules 140mg 100 £142.73 * estring ring 2mg 1 £31.42 * farlutal tablets 100mg 100 £38.75, 250mg 50 £48.45, 500mg 56 £108.52; injection 500mg 1 £13.26 * flexotard mr tablets 100mg 28 £11.63 * fragmin injection 2,500iu 0.2ml 10 £18.58, 5,000iu 0.2ml 10 £28.23, 10,000iu 0.4ml 5 £28.23 1ml 5 £28.23 10 £51.22, 4ml 10 £51.22, 12,500iu 0.5ml 5 £35.29, 15,000iu 0.6ml 5 £42.34, 18,000iu 0.72ml 5 £50.82; multidose injection 100,000iu 4ml 1 £48.66 * genotropin kabiquick injection 2iu 10 £152.80; 3iu 10 £229.20; 4iu 10 £305.60; 16iu cartridge refill injection 1 £116.51; 36iu cartridge refill injection £262.15; kabivial multi injection 16iu 1 £116.51, 4iu £29.13 * harmogen tablets 1.5mg 28 £3 * hemabate sterile solution injection 1ml 10 £157.58 * indomod capsules 25mg 120 £13.73, 75mg 30 £7.18 * kabikinase injection 1.5million iu 1 £81.18, 250,000iu 1 £14.33, 750,000iu 1 £38.20 * kelfizine w tablets 2g 5 £6.38 * kemicetine injection 1g 25 £28.82 * loniten tablets 2.5mg 100 £11.78, 5mg 100 £20.99, 10mg 100 £40.70 * maxtrex tablets 2.5mg 100 £9.96, 10mg 100 £45.16 * mcr 50 capsules 50mg 28 £10.52 * medrone tablets 2mg 30 £2.57, 4mg 30 £4.93, 16mg 30 £13.67, 100mg 20 £38.46 * minodiab tablets 2.5mg 28 £1.48, 5mg 28 £1.58 * mirapexin tablets 0.088mg 30 £7.96, 0.18mg 30 £15.92 100 £53.06, 0.7mg 30 £63.67 100 £212.24 * mono-cedocard tablets 10mg 60 £3.51, 20mg 60 £3.92, 40mg 60 £8.71 * motrin tablets 400mg 90 £4.44, 600mg 90 £6.67; film coated tablets 800mg 100 £10.52 * mycifradin compressed tablets 0.5g 100 £17.21 * mycobutin capsules 150mg 30 £78.59 * olbetam capsules 250mg 90 £36.87 * pharmorubicin powder 10mg 1 £16.09; rapid dissolution powder 20mg 1 £32.18, 50mg 1 £80.45; solution 10mg 1 £17.71, 50mg 1 £88.53 * pharmorubicin cytosaf solution 10mg 1 £17.71, 50mg 1 £88.53 * prostin e2 compressed tablets 500mg 10 £14.26; sterile soluion iv injection 10mg/ml 0.5ml 1 £15.33; extra-amniotic sterile solution injection 10mg/ml 0.5ml 1 £15.33; sterile solution iv 1mg/ml injection 0.75ml 1 £7.10; vaginal compressed tablets 3mg 8 £62.11; vaginal gel 1mg 1 £13.87, 2mg 1 £15.28 * prostin f2 alpha intra-amniotic sterile solution injection 5mg/ml 4ml 1 £18.82 * prostin vr sterile solution injection 500mg/ml 1ml 5 £299.20 * provera tablets 5mg 100 £12.32, 10mg 100 £24.73; compressed tablets 2.5mg 30 £1.84, 5mg 10 £1.23, 10mg 10 £2.47 90 £22.16 100mg 60 £23.86 100 £39.75, 200mg 30 £23.60 100 £78.64, 400mg 30 £46.69 * refolinon injection 10ml 5 £27.20; tablets 15mg 30 £90.25 * salazopyrin suppositories 500mg 10 £2.75; tablets 500mg 112 £7.74 * salazopyrin en tablets 500mg 112 £9.69; enemas 100ml 7 £11.87; suspension 500ml 1 £15.70 * solu-cortef powder 100mg 10 £9.17; with diluent 100mg 1 97p * solu-medrone powder with diluent 1g 1 £13.77, 2g 1 £26.15, 40mg 1 £1.26 125mg 1 £3.78; 500mg 1 £7.64 * sulpitil tablets 200mg 28 £5.36 112 £21.42 * tamofen tablets 10mg 10 £4.44, 20mg 30 £6.69, 40mg 30 £15.76 * tolanase compressed tablets 100mg 100 £5.40, 250mg 100 £11.74 * trobicin powder with diluent 2g 1 £7.79 * vistide vial 5ml 1 £544.35 * xalatan eye drops 2.5ml 1 £15.28 * zavedos capsules 10mg 1 £55.01; injection 10mg 1 £139.05; capsules 5mg 1 £27.50, 25mg 1 £137.52; injection 5mg 1 £69.52.
Schering-Plough Ltd (decreased from October 1) * dianette tablets 63 £14.01 * mirena intrauterine system 1 £89.25 * nuvelle continuous tablets 84 £18.02 * nuvelle ts patches 8 £10.51 * progynova ts patches 12 £17.88 * progynova ts forte patches 12 £19.68 * betaferon injection 3ml 15 £765.89 * isovist 240 diagnostic 10ml 10 £218.55, 20ml 10 £436.58, 30 ml 10 £273.13 * ultravist 150 diagnostic 50ml 10 £142.30 * ultravist 240 diagnostic 50ml 10 £204.37 * ultravist 300 diagnostic 20ml 10 £174.62, 50ml 10 £255.03, 75ml £381.57, 100ml 1 £50.66, 200ml 1 £100.85 * ultravist 370 diagnostic 30ml 10 £232.07, 50ml 10 £315.15, 75ml £470.39, 100ml 1 £62.60, 200ml 1 £124.39 * urografin 150 diagnostic 10ml 10 £22.54, 20ml 10 £37.25, 250ml 1 £16.38, 500ml £31.94 * urografin 325 20ml 10 £24.69, 50ml 10 £53.48 * urografin 370 diagnostic 20ml 10 £27.55, 50ml 10 £59.50, 100ml 1 £13.32 * biliscopin diagnostic 100ml 10 £214.59 * biloptin capsules 120 £77.69 * gastrografin diagnostic 100ml 5 £64.37 * magnevist diagnostic 5ml 1 £35.48, 10ml 1 £56.11, 15ml 1 £73.34, 20ml 1 £85 * magnevist pfs diagnostic 10ml 5 £280.53, 15ml 5 £366.72, 20ml 5 £424.98 * magnevist enteral diagnostic 100ml 1 £66.80 * levovist powder 2.5g 1 £69.39, 4g 1 £108.23 * echovist powder 3g 1 £43.31.
Astra Zeneca (decreased from October 1) * amias tablets 2mg 7 £2.99, 4mg 7 £3.24 28 £12.95, 8mg 28 £14.95, 16mg 28 £17.75 * amphocil tablets 50mg 1 £104.10, 100mg 1 £190.05 * betaloc intravenous injection ampoules 5mg 5ml 5 £2.09 * bricanyl inhaler 250mg hospital pack 100 dose 1 92p * citanest injection vials 0.5 per cent 50ml 5 £6.05; 2 per cent 10ml 5 £3.50 * fluthane liquid 250ml 6 £93.74 * heminevrin infusion 8mg/ml 500ml 1 £4.89 * hibicet solution 5L 1 £8.16 * hibiscrub solution 250ml 1 £1.05, 500ml 1 £1.54, 5L 1 £12.11 * hibisol solution 500ml 1 £1.60 * hibitane 5 per cent concentrated solution 5L 1 £10.94; acetate solution 5kg 1 £263.29; hydrochloride solution 10kg 1 £550.08 * losec capsules 10mg 7 (hospital pack) £4.73 28 £18.91, 20mg 7 (hospital pack) £7.14 28 £28.56, 40mg 7 £14.28 7 (hospital pack) £14.28; infusion 40mg 5 £26.07; intravenous injection ampoules 40mg 10 £5.21 * losec mups tablets 10mg 7 (hospital pack) £4.73 28 £18.91, 20mg 7 (hospital pack) £7.14 28 £28.56, 40mg 7 £14.28 7(hospital pack) £14.28 * marcain adrenaline injection ampoules 0.25 per cent 10ml 10 £11.78, 0.5 per cent 10 £13.33; polyampoules 0.25 per cent 10ml 10 £10.55, 0.375 per cent 10ml 10 £11.62, 0.5 per cent 10ml 10 £12.11, 0.75 per cent 10ml 10 £18.15; heavy steripack ampoules 0.5 per cent 4ml 5 £4.66 * meronem injection ampoules 250mg 10 £95.50, 500mg 10 £143.25, 1g 10 £286.50 * naropin infusion bag 2mg/ml 100ml 5 £41.16, 200ml 5 £72.25; polyampoules 2mg/ml 10ml 10 £13.66, 7.5mg/ml 10 £26.49, 10mg/ml 10ml 10 £32.04 * nolvadex tablets 10mg 30 £5.78 * nolvadex d tablets 20mg 30 £8.71 * novalex forte tablets 40mg 30 £20.48 * pulmicort inhaler 200mg hospital pack 100 dose 1 £7.60 * tenormin tablets 25mg 28 £4.41, 100mg 28 £6.50 504 £48.84 * tenormin ls tablets 50mg 28 £5.11 504 £38.66; intravenous injection ampoules 5mg 10ml 10 £9.57; syrup 300ml 25mg/5ml 1 £7.77 * tomudex vial 2mg 1 £110.78 * zestril tablets 2.5mg 28 £6.26 84 £18.80, 5mg 28 £7.86 84 £23.57, 10mg 28 £9.70 84 £29.09, 20mg 28 £10.97 84 £32.91.
Yamanouchi (decreased from October 1) * cardene capsules 20mg 56 £8.38, 30mg 56 £9.73 * cardene sr capsules 30mg 56 £9.68, 45mg 56 £13.44 * conotrane antiseptic cream 100mg 66p, 500mg £3.12 * de-noltab treatment pack 112 £5.87 * dermamist aerosol 250ml £9.17 * herpid paint 5ml £5.63n lipobase cream 50g £1.85 * locoid cream 30g £2.04, 100g £6.26; ointment 30g £2.04, 100mg £6.26; scalp lotion 100ml £8.83 * locoid lipocream 30g £2.14, 100g £6.56 * locoid c cream 30g £2.67; oinment 30g £2.67 * locoid crelo topical emulsion 100g £7.50 * mildison lipocream 30g £2.19 * ridaura tablets 3mg 60 £22.40 * zineryt lotion 30ml £7.09, 90ml £20.62.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Ltd (decreased from October 1) * lipostat tablets 40mg 28 £29.69, 20mg 28 £29.69.
Searle (decreased from October 1) * zydol ampoules 50mg/ml 2ml 5 £6.21; soluble tablets 50mg 20 £3.05 100 £15.23; capsules 50mg 100 £16.91 140 (hospital pack) £23.67 * zydol sr tablets 100mg 60 £18.26, 150mg 60 £27.39, 200mg 60 £36.52 * epogam capsules 40mg 240 £23.31, 80mg 120 £23.31 * epogam paediatric capsules 80mg 60 £14.72 * efamast capsules 40mg 224 £22.65, 80mg 112 £22.65 * arthrotec 50 tablets 60 £13.31 140 (hospital pack) £31.06.
Merck Sharp & Dohme (decreased from October 1) * zocor tablets 10mg 28 £18.03, 20mg 28 £29.69, 40mg 28 £29.69 * aggrastat vial 50ml £146.11 * crixivan capsules 200mg 260 £217.81, 400mg 90 £108.91 180 £217.81 * innovace tablets 2.5mg 28 £5.35, 5mg 28 £7.51, 10mg 28 £10.53, 20mg 28 £12.51 * innovace melt tablets 5mg 30 £7.51, 10mg 30 £10.53, 20mg 30 £12.51 * innozide tablets 28 £13.90.
Shire Pharmaceuticals Ltd (decreased from October 1) * calcort tablets 1mg 100 £8, 6mg 60 £16.46, 30mg 30 £22.80 * calcichew tablets 500mg 100 £9.82 * cyclogest pessaries 200mg 15 £5.22, 400mg £7.55 * suprecur nasal spray 100 dose unit x 2 £75.43, 100 dose unit x 4 £87.68; injection 2 vials £23.69 * suprefact injection 2 vials £23.69.
Alcon Laboratories (decreased from October 1) * betoptic solution 5ml £4.23.
Correction
In this list of price changes, we mistakenly attributed Schering Health Care’s products to Schering-Plough.