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Liothyronine sodium vs Carbimazole

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

Carbimazole was dispensed 11.0× as often as Liothyronine sodium in March 2026 — 67,935 items versus 6,168 in England.

6,168items

Liothyronine sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

67,935items

Carbimazole · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Liothyronine sodium versus Carbimazole: national items dispensed by month

▬ Liothyronine sodium   ·   ╌ Carbimazole

Carbimazole 6,168

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Liothyronine sodium versus Carbimazole, March 2026
Measure Liothyronine sodium Carbimazole
Items, March 2026 6,168 67,935
Items, last 12 months 71,823 789,311
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £672,333 £199,442

See the full profile for Liothyronine sodium or Carbimazole.