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Nitisinone vs Levocarnitine

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated June 2023

Levocarnitine was dispensed 129.0× as often as Nitisinone in June 2023 — 129 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Nitisinone · June 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

129items

Levocarnitine · June 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Nitisinone versus Levocarnitine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Nitisinone   ·   ╌ Levocarnitine

0 110 220 Jun 2022 Jun 2023 Levocarnitine 1 Jun 2022: 2 Jun 2023: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2023

Nitisinone versus Levocarnitine, June 2023
Measure Nitisinone Levocarnitine
Items, June 2023 1 129
Items, last 12 months 3 1,501
Net ingredient cost, June 2023 £10,826 £95,364

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