Medicines
Endocrine System
Thyroid and antithyroid drugs
Levothyroxine sodium

Levothyroxine sodium

Name: Levothyroxine sodium NHS prescribing in England
Creator: PharmaInsight
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Endocrine System Thyroid and antithyroid drugs BNF 0602010V0

Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Levothyroxine sodium was the 5th most-dispensed medicine in England in May 2026, with 2,853,217 items, down 3.7% on a year earlier.

2,853,217items -3.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

29,016,814items

Rolling 12 months

£3,407,311

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Levothyroxine sodium: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Thyroid and antithyroid drugs
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £1.19
Year on year Down 3.7% 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 Levothyroxine sodium this month.

Presentations of Levothyroxine sodium, May 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Levothyroxine sodium 100microgram tablets	0602010V0AABZBZ	992,363	£821,738
Levothyroxine sodium 50microgram tablets	0602010V0AABXBX	825,850	£657,935
Levothyroxine sodium 25microgram tablets	0602010V0AABWBW	798,735	£660,916
Levothyroxine sodium 75microgram tablets	0602010V0AABYBY	207,210	£464,719
Levothyroxine sodium 12.5microgram tablets	0602010V0AAGHGH	19,889	£237,431
Levothyroxine sodium 50micrograms/5ml soln sugar free	0602010V0AAGAGA	2,986	£172,481
Levothyroxine sodium 100micrograms/5ml soln sugar free	0602010V0AAGBGB	1,691	£194,706
Levothyroxine sodium 25micrograms/5ml soln sugar free	0602010V0AAFZFZ	1,222	£74,707
Eltroxin 100microgram tablets	0602010V0BDABBZ	814	£2,253
Eltroxin 25microgram tablets	0602010V0BDACBW	802	£3,441
Eltroxin 50microgram tablets	0602010V0BDAABX	719	£1,909
Levothyroxine sodium 125micrograms/5ml soln sugar free	0602010V0AAGIGI	235	£73,959
Vencamil 75microgram tablets	0602010V0BKADBY	157	£541
Levothyroxine sodium 25microgram capsules	0602010V0AAAGAG	114	£8,868
Vencamil 25microgram tablets	0602010V0BKABBW	109	£399

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

Where Levothyroxine sodium is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Levothyroxine sodium volumes.

Top regions

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 257,647
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 204,347
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 125,856

Top dispensing practices

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

Compare Levothyroxine sodium with

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

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The monthly series for Levothyroxine sodium 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.