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Liothyronine sodium

Endocrine System Thyroid and antithyroid drugs BNF 0602010M0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Liothyronine sodium was ranked 581st of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 5,941 items, down 1.5% on a year earlier.

5,941items -1.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

72,070items

Rolling 12 months

£622,810

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Liothyronine sodium: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Thyroid and antithyroid drugs
  • Presentations 10 shown
  • Average cost / item £104.83
  • Year on year Down 1.5% 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 Liothyronine sodium this month.

Presentations of Liothyronine sodium, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Liothyronine 20microgram tablets 0602010M0AAAAAA 2,431 £118,113
Liothyronine 10microgram capsules 0602010M0AAAUAU 1,203 £151,192
Liothyronine 5microgram capsules 0602010M0AAAZAZ 964 £125,587
Liothyronine 5microgram tablets 0602010M0AAADAD 524 £65,841
Liothyronine 20microgram capsules 0602010M0AABABA 434 £44,081
Liothyronine 10microgram tablets 0602010M0AAAQAQ 359 £113,697
Enolio 10micrograms/ml oral solution 0602010M0BIABBC 14 £722
Liothyronine 2.5microgram capsules 0602010M0AAAIAI 8 £2,205
Liothyronine 15microgram tablets 0602010M0AABDBD 3 £1,067
Liothyronine 25microgram tablets 0602010M0AAAWAW 1 £305

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

Where Liothyronine sodium is dispensed

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

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

Compare Liothyronine sodium with

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