Which medicines have gone down in price?

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Which medicines have gone down in price? Product Name

Indication

Old price

New price

% Change

€7.72

Savings for consumers €3.93

Diamicron 60MR tablets x30 Zyprexa 5mg tablets x28

Diabetes

€11.65

Psychotic conditions

€48.00

€35.65

€12.35

26%

Zyprexa 10mg tablets x28 Decutan 20mg tablets x30 Aspirin C effervescent tablets x20 Evista 60mg tablets x28

Psychotic conditions

€96.00

€71.30

€24.70

26%

Acne

€30.60

€23.80

€6.80

22%

€4.32 (x10)

€6.86 (x20)

€0.89

21%

€32.90

€25.90

€7.00

21%

Decutan 10mg tablets x30 Forsteo 20mcg/80ul solution for injection in prefilled syringe Paracetamol 500mg (M&A Pharmachem) easy to swallow caplets x100 Xarelto 15mg tablets x42

Acne

€18

€14.92

€3.08

17%

€495.00

€412.50

€82.50

17%

Pain relief and reduces fever

€1.79

€1.50

€0.29

16%

To prevent the formation of blood clots

€158.60

€135.00

€23.60

15%

Pain relief and reduces fever Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis

34%

Moxiclav 1g tablets x14

Bacterial infections

€17.50

€14.95

€2.55

15%

Erbitux 5mg/mL solution for infusion x20ml

€239.04

€213.14

€25.90

11%

€99.50

€90

€9.50

10%

Amaryl 1mg tablets x30

Metastatic cancer of the large intestine A certain type of cancer of the head and neck (squamous cell cancer) To prevent the formation of blood clots Diabetes

€5.21

€4.85

€0.36

7%

Amaryl 2mg tablets x30

Diabetes

€6.59

€6.10

€0.49

7%

Amaryl 3mg tablets x30

Diabetes

€10.21

€9.50

€0.71

7%

Amaryl 4mg tablets x30

Diabetes

€10.70

€9.90

€0.80

7%

Moxiclav 625mg tablets x20

Bacterial infections

€8.45

€7.99

€0.46

5%

Xarelto 20mg tablets x28

Parallel import/distribution price reductions Product Name

Indication

Singulair 10mg tablets x28 Singulair Paediatric 5mg chewable tabets x 28 Singulair Paediatric 4mg chewable tabets x 28 Zovirax cream 5%

Asthma

€54.51

Parallel imported price €18.95

Asthma

€46.50

Asthma

€46.50

Viral infections

€6.89 (x2g)

€14.45 (x10g)

Stilnox 10mg tablets

Insomnia

€5.94 (x20)

Locoid 1mg/g cream x30g

Superficial skin conditions where itching, redness and scaling are often present Superficial skin conditions where itching, redness and scaling are often present Bacterial infections

Locoid Lipocream 0.1% x30g Augmentin 875mg/12mg tablets x14 Lexotan 3mg tablets x30 Suboxone 2mg/0.5mg sublingual tablets x28 Suboxone 8mg/2mg sublingual tablets x28

Originator Price

Savings for consumers €35.56

% Change

€18.95

€27.55

59%

€18.95

€27.55

59%

€4

58%

€8.50 (x30)

€0.28

5%

€6.39

€6.26

€0.13

2%

€6.39

€6.26

€0.13

2%

€19.98

€19.75

€0.23

1%

Anxiety

€7.84

€7.75

€0.09

1%

Narcotic addiction

€54.80

€54.00

€0.80

1%

Narcotic addiction

€168.27

€167.00

€1.27

1%

65%