Leading thyroid and antithyroid drugs dispensed in England 2023, by item number

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Matej Mikulic,
Jun 10, 2024
This statistic displays the leading dispensed thyroid and antithyroid drugs in England in 2023, by number of prescription items. In that year, there were approximately 33.9 million items of levothyroxine sodium dispensed in the community.

Leading dispensed thyroid and antithyroid drugs in England in 2023, by number of items

CharacteristicNumber of items
Levothyroxine sodium 33,879,361
Carbimazole 693,427
Liothyronine sodium 65,520
Propylthiouracil 48,618
Levothyroxine sodium and liothyronine 2,498
Thyrotropin alfa 2
Potassium iodide 1
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of items33,879,36133,879,361693,427693,42765,52065,52048,61848,6182,4982,4982211Levothyroxine sodiumCarbimazoleLiothyronine sodiumPropylthiouracilLevothyroxine sodium andliothyronineThyrotropin alfaPotassium iodide
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Release date

June 2024

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

Thyroid and Antithyroid drugs- includes medicines used to regulate the body's metabolism. They either limit thyroxine production, in hyperthyroidism or provide additional synthetic hormones, in hypothyroidism.
The statistic shows the number of prescription items dispensed. 'Items' is the number of times a product appears on a prescription form. Prescription forms include both paper prescriptions and electronic messages.

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