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Request

You asked us:

1) Eucreas 50 mg / 850 mg BtX60 FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2008 TO 18 APRIL 2008
2) Eucreas 50 mg / 1000 mg Btx60 l FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2008 TO 18 APRIL 2008
Dear Mrs
Please could you provide the official retail / reimbursed price (as published in the Drug Tariff) for Eucreas 50 mg / 850 mgX60 TAB (vildagliptin + metformin) and Eucreas 50 mg / 1000 mgX60 TAB (vildagliptin + metformin for the month of February 2008 -18 April 2008(or, if not listed in February, please advise the first month in 2008 in which a price appears and provide the document reference or PDF page). This information is required for historical/administrative purposes.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 12 September 2025.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

Our response

We can confirm that the requested information is held by the NHSBSA, however these listings were not listed for the full period requested this was not listed in the Drug Tariff Part VIIIA. They were added on the date set out below.

Both strengths of Eucreas were added to dm+d on 20 March 2008

The 50mg/850mg strength was added with a price of £31.76 per pack of 60 tablets

During the period requested the price was £31.76 throughout.

The 50mg/1000mg strength was added with a price of £31.76 also, per pack of 60 tablets.

During the period requested the price was £31.76 throughout.

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