Number of levothyroxine prescriptions in the U.S. 2004-2021
In 2004, levothyroxine was prescribed over 87 million times. More than one and a half decade later, the number of prescriptions for this drugstood at around 99 million. Levothyroxine is primarily used for the treatment of thyroid hormone deficiency. This statistic shows the total annual number of levothyroxine prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2021, in millions.