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Levocarnitine

Nutrition and Blood Metabolic disorders BNF 0908010C0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Levocarnitine was ranked 1185th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 129 items, down 5.8% on a year earlier.

129items -5.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,272items

Rolling 12 months

£95,364

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Levocarnitine: national items dispensed by month

0 110 220 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 182 Jan 2021: 208 Feb 2021: 195 Mar 2021: 207 Apr 2021: 197 May 2021: 200 Jun 2021: 199 Jul 2021: 205 Aug 2021: 183 Sep 2021: 202 Oct 2021: 182 Nov 2021: 200 Dec 2021: 188 Jan 2022: 188 Feb 2022: 197 Mar 2022: 192 Apr 2022: 182 May 2022: 194 Jun 2022: 178 Jul 2022: 206 Aug 2022: 189 Sep 2022: 165 Oct 2022: 185 Nov 2022: 172 Dec 2022: 174 Jan 2023: 74 Feb 2023: 62 Mar 2023: 109 Apr 2023: 91 May 2023: 96 Jun 2023: 101 Jul 2023: 141 Aug 2023: 127 Sep 2023: 99 Oct 2023: 176 Nov 2023: 195 Dec 2023: 144 Jan 2024: 220 Feb 2024: 177 Mar 2024: 202 Apr 2024: 187 May 2024: 131 Jun 2024: 107 Jul 2024: 149 Aug 2024: 154 Sep 2024: 110 Oct 2024: 112 Nov 2024: 121 Dec 2024: 129 Jan 2025: 132 Feb 2025: 136 Mar 2025: 116 Apr 2025: 136 May 2025: 137 Jun 2025: 121 Jul 2025: 108 Aug 2025: 113 Sep 2025: 135 Oct 2025: 115 Nov 2025: 125 Dec 2025: 136 Jan 2026: 139 Feb 2026: 123 Mar 2026: 135 Apr 2026: 122 May 2026: 129 Jun 2026: 113 Jul 2026: 182

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Metabolic disorders
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £739.26
  • Year on year Down 5.8% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Levocarnitine this month.

Presentations of Levocarnitine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Levocarnitine 1.5g/5ml oral solution paediatric sugar free 0908010C0AAAJAJ 84 £66,978
Levocarnitine 1.5g/5ml oral solution paediatric 0908010C0AAAGAG 36 £25,334
Carnitor oral single dose 1g solution 0908010C0BBAAAA 6 £1,655
Carnitor 1g chewable tablets 0908010C0BBABAB 1 £392
Carnitor Paediatric 30% oral solution 0908010C0BBACAG 1 £1,000
ValuBurn L-Carnitine 1000mg tablets 0908010C0BCAAAL 1 £6

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Levocarnitine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Levocarnitine volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Levocarnitine with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.

Download this data

The monthly series for Levocarnitine is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.