Price of Liothyronine

[Tessica]

I recall that a few years ago many patients were refused Liothyronine because of its massive price rise.

I just came across a Tribunal decision where the pharma companies were fined for the increase and they appealed. In August 23 The Competion Appeal Tribunal dismissed the appeal so the fines of £millions stands. Does this mean they will be forced to reduce the price of Luithyronine?

[helvella Administrator]

This is my blog which shows what happened to the prices of liothyronine tablets in the UK from about 2013. As the prices have fallen, there has been no point continuing to update the graph. However, it is still relevant to the story:

helvella - Historical Prices of Liothyronine Tablets in the UK

Historical prices of liothyronine in the UK from 2005 through 2023.

helvella.blogspot.com/p/hel...

This is my blog of current and more recent prices of liothyronine tablets and capsules in the UK:

Current NHS Drug Tariff Liothyronine Prices

Link to a blog post of Monthly NHS Drug Tariff prices for Liothyronine products from January 2023 onwards.

Also includes link to information for Scotland.

helvella.blogspot.com/p/cur...

And, if you are only just becoming aware, you might not know that there is a petition trying to persuade the government to allow some of the value of the huge fine to be used to fund thyroid research. (The fines primarily go straight to the treasury and are treated as general income. This would require the government to make a decision to fund thyroid research.)

Dr Pete Taylor’s Fund Thyroid Research Petition 📣🔔🔊💬

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Please sign. Then pass it on and keep passing it on.

You do realise that there is no age limit for petitions?

British citizens and UK residents can sign your petition — and can only sign a petition once.

Under-18s and those not on the electoral register are allowed to sign!

[Tessica in reply to helvella]

Thanks for info on petition x

[SlowDragon Administrator]

increasing numbers of patients are being prescribed T3 ….as price has fallen

Approx 63,500 prescriptions in England in last year

openprescribing.net/analyse...

But still far too many U.K. patients have to get prescribed privately or by other means

[Ziburu]

T3 prescribing, is a huge scandal of dishonesty and ineptitude.

The dishonesty is from the Pharma company rebranding a generic to take advantage and introduce a 6000% price hike.

The ineptitude comes from the government and NHS for not simply taking their business elsewhere or use their huge buying clout to bargain the price down.

Instead the solution was, to take the easiest, no effort route for them and take all the patients, who really depended on this drug, off it.

[helvella Administrator in reply to Ziburu]

The company did not rebrand a generic. They de-branded a branded product and supplied it as Liothyronine sodium (not Tertroxin).