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Levocarnitine vs Haem arginate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Levocarnitine was dispensed 18.5× as often as Haem arginate in May 2026 — 37 items versus 2 in England.

37items

Levocarnitine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Haem arginate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Levocarnitine versus Haem arginate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Levocarnitine   ·   ╌ Haem arginate

0 30 60 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Haem arginate 37 Jan 2021: 31 Feb 2021: 38 Mar 2021: 40 Apr 2021: 37 May 2021: 32 Jun 2021: 45 Jul 2021: 44 Aug 2021: 47 Sep 2021: 54 Oct 2021: 25 Nov 2021: 38 Dec 2021: 39 Jan 2022: 45 Feb 2022: 33 Mar 2022: 39 Apr 2022: 28 May 2022: 32 Jun 2022: 33 Jul 2022: 43 Aug 2022: 29 Sep 2022: 38 Oct 2022: 45 Nov 2022: 46 Dec 2022: 36 Jan 2023: 45 Feb 2023: 33 Mar 2023: 42 Apr 2023: 33 May 2023: 29 Jun 2023: 43 Jul 2023: 28 Aug 2023: 43 Sep 2023: 60 Oct 2023: 38 Nov 2023: 33 Dec 2023: 42 Jan 2024: 42 Feb 2024: 37 Mar 2024: 31 Apr 2024: 40 May 2024: 33 Jun 2024: 24 Jul 2024: 30 Aug 2024: 38 Sep 2024: 56 Oct 2024: 40 Nov 2024: 33 Dec 2024: 33 Jan 2025: 43 Feb 2025: 36 Mar 2025: 44 Apr 2025: 32 May 2025: 24 Jun 2025: 47 Jul 2025: 25 Aug 2025: 24 Sep 2025: 54 Oct 2025: 36 Nov 2025: 32 Dec 2025: 32 Jan 2026: 32 Feb 2026: 41 Mar 2026: 40 Apr 2026: 42 May 2026: 37

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Levocarnitine versus Haem arginate, May 2026
Measure Levocarnitine Haem arginate
Items, May 2026 37 2
Items, last 12 months 442 3
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £2,934 £869

See the full profile for Levocarnitine or Haem arginate.