Levothyroxine sodium
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Thyroid and antithyroid drugs
Levothyroxine sodium was the 5th most-dispensed medicine in England in March 2026, with 2,971,450 items, up 4.8% on a year earlier.
2,971,450items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£3,511,028
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
34,992,603items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Levothyroxine sodium: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Levothyroxine sodium, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Levothyroxine sodium 100microgram tablets | 1,033,049 | £816,996 |
| Levothyroxine sodium 50microgram tablets | 862,382 | £657,213 |
| Levothyroxine sodium 25microgram tablets | 834,258 | £680,911 |
| Levothyroxine sodium 75microgram tablets | 212,614 | £481,361 |
| Levothyroxine sodium 12.5microgram tablets | 19,928 | £224,373 |
| Levothyroxine sodium 50micrograms/5ml soln sugar free | 3,027 | £203,056 |
| Levothyroxine sodium 100micrograms/5ml soln sugar free | 1,754 | £231,750 |
| Levothyroxine sodium 25micrograms/5ml soln sugar free | 1,135 | £79,541 |
| Eltroxin 25microgram tablets | 786 | £3,289 |
| Eltroxin 100microgram tablets | 780 | £2,129 |
| Eltroxin 50microgram tablets | 720 | £1,840 |
| Levothyroxine sodium 125micrograms/5ml soln sugar free | 245 | £73,869 |
| Vencamil 25microgram tablets | 167 | £657 |
| Vencamil 75microgram tablets | 165 | £580 |
| Levothyroxine sodium 25microgram capsules | 106 | £10,581 |
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