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Category M update
Category M refers to a section of the UK Drug Tariff that sets the reimbursement prices for over 600
commonly used generic medicines. These prices are calculated by the Department of Health and Social
Care (DHSC) with the Reimbursement adjusted each quarter to ensure that pharmacy and dispensing
doctor’s profit from drugs purchases remain at £900 million annually across the sector.

The latest Cat M adjustments for July are summarised below.

612 £169.5 £632 Per month for
average
Products in million removed from Less in contractor
category M
Category M reimbursement

Overall decrease of 4 8 88 514
7.5% Additions Deletions Increases Decreases

The average reimbursement
price of a pack of medicine in
Category M is £1.49

If you would like more information on the changes to Category M, please contact your PSUK Dispensing
Doctor Account Manager.

Ipsen - reduction in MDS on Decapeptyl
As of 15 August 2025, Ipsen are reducing the MDS available on Decapeptyl (Triptorelin) from 20% to
th
11.18%. This change means that in terms of profitability Decapeptyl now breaks even once clawback is
take in to account.

There are two other GnRH Analogues available that are profitable.

Staladex (Leuprorelin) attracts a 50% MDS rebate via the Aspire Pharma scheme.
And both strengths of Zoladex (Goserelin) attract a 22.5% rebate through the AstraZeneca MDS.

NHS
MDS
Product Information PIP Code Supplier NHS Price Rebate WD Total % NETT Price Clawback Profit Per Rebate Cap
Pack
Decapeptyl 3mg SR Injection (1) 2218915 Ipsen £6900 11.18% 0% 11.18% £61.29 £7.71 £0.00 4
Decapeptyl 11.25mg SR Injection (1) 3020534 Ipsen £207.00 11.18% 0% 11.18% £183.86 £23.14 £0.00 6
Decapeptyl 22.25mg SR Injection (1) 3585536 Ipsen £414.00 11.18% 0% 11.18% £367.71 £46.29 £0.00 4
Staladex 11.25mg Implant (1) 1233832 Aspire £208.79 50% 0% 50% £104.40 £23.34 £81.05 100
Pharma
Zoladex 3.6mg Safe System Syringe (1) 89797 Astra Zeneca £70.00 22.5% 0% 22.5% £54.25 £7.83 £7.92 -
Zoladex 10.8mg Safe System Syringe (1) 2185940 Astra Zeneca £235.00 22.5% 0% 22.5% £182.13 £26.27 £26.60 -

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