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Levothyroxine sodium and liothyronine

Endocrine System Thyroid and antithyroid drugs BNF 0602010Z0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Levothyroxine sodium and liothyronine was ranked 1152nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 168 items, down 9.2% on a year earlier.

168items -9.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,832items

Rolling 12 months

£107,615

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Levothyroxine sodium and liothyronine: national items dispensed by month

0 157 314 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 188 Jan 2021: 199 Feb 2021: 230 Mar 2021: 259 Apr 2021: 280 May 2021: 266 Jun 2021: 234 Jul 2021: 264 Aug 2021: 205 Sep 2021: 237 Oct 2021: 185 Nov 2021: 248 Dec 2021: 203 Jan 2022: 218 Feb 2022: 211 Mar 2022: 206 Apr 2022: 232 May 2022: 272 Jun 2022: 184 Jul 2022: 197 Aug 2022: 230 Sep 2022: 180 Oct 2022: 210 Nov 2022: 199 Dec 2022: 172 Jan 2023: 200 Feb 2023: 151 Mar 2023: 168 Apr 2023: 162 May 2023: 213 Jun 2023: 207 Jul 2023: 281 Aug 2023: 210 Sep 2023: 227 Oct 2023: 253 Nov 2023: 189 Dec 2023: 237 Jan 2024: 241 Feb 2024: 314 Mar 2024: 212 Apr 2024: 255 May 2024: 235 Jun 2024: 179 Jul 2024: 202 Aug 2024: 206 Sep 2024: 204 Oct 2024: 165 Nov 2024: 195 Dec 2024: 192 Jan 2025: 194 Feb 2025: 173 Mar 2025: 170 Apr 2025: 166 May 2025: 185 Jun 2025: 178 Jul 2025: 191 Aug 2025: 162 Sep 2025: 188 Oct 2025: 164 Nov 2025: 239 Dec 2025: 198 Jan 2026: 181 Feb 2026: 153 Mar 2026: 211 Apr 2026: 168 May 2026: 168 Jun 2026: 175 Jul 2026: 188

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Thyroid and antithyroid drugs
  • Presentations 9 shown
  • Average cost / item £640.56
  • Year on year Down 9.2% 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 and liothyronine this month.

Presentations of Levothyroxine sodium and liothyronine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Armour Thyroid 60mg (1 grain) tablets 0602010Z0BBACAB 65 £39,480
Armour Thyroid 30mg (half grain) tablets 0602010Z0BBABAA 30 £23,117
Armour Thyroid 15mg (quarter grain) tablets 0602010Z0BBAAAE 16 £8,268
Armour Thyroid 120mg (2 grains) tablets 0602010Z0BBADAD 16 £13,873
Armour Thyroid 90mg (1 and a half grains) tablets 0602010Z0BBAGAC 15 £9,997
Erfa Thyroid 60mg (1 grain) tablets 0602010Z0BEABAJ 15 £6,355
Erfa Thyroid 30mg (half grain) tablets 0602010Z0BEACAK 8 £4,863
Erfa Thyroid 125mg (2 grains) tablets 0602010Z0BEAAAI 2 £1,228
NP Thyroid 30mg (half grain) tablets 0602010Z0BFAAAA 1 £434

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

Where Levothyroxine sodium and liothyronine is dispensed

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

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

Compare Levothyroxine sodium and liothyronine with

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

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The monthly series for Levothyroxine sodium and liothyronine 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.