Number of levothyroxine prescriptions in the U.S. 2004-2017
This statistic shows the total annual number of levothyroxine prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2017, in millions. In 2004, levothyroxine was prescribed over 87 million times. Ten years later, the number of prescriptions for this drug have gone up to almost 100 million. Levothyroxine is primarily used for the treatment of thyroid hormone deficiency.
