helvella - DM+D Liothyronine Price Information

[helvella]

Every month, I try to add the latest NHS Drug Tariff prices for liothyronine. As I write, the current latest post is here:

April 2024 - Current NHS Drug Tariff Liothyronine Prices

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This is the overall price and not the price for each individual product. The breakdown prices are in the NHS England DM+D database and I have extracted this information and put it into another document.

helvella - DM+D Liothyronine Price Information

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This might not be updated every month - it is quite a lot of work despite how simple the result appears! It will be linked from my blog entry so will be visible there rather than mentioning it separately.

helvella – Dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d)

The NHS’ dm+d is a dictionary of descriptions and codes which represent medicines and devices in use across the NHS. The dm+d data is refreshed weekly and contains a huge variety of information. This is a link to a blog post about it.

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[FAB-jellybean]

Many thanks for all your info helvella . Much appreciated!

[humanbean]

What does DM+D mean?

It would be worth making it explicit that prices are given in pennies not pounds.

[helvella Administrator in reply to humanbean]

The linked blog - Current NHS Drug Tariff Liothyronine Prices - explains details such as the meaning of the prices.

The Price (Third column)

Prices are in in pence - as it is in the actual Drug Tariff. That is, 12000 means £120.00.

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I have added a link to my blog about DM+D to the post. Repeated below:

helvella – Dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d)

The NHS’ dm+d is a dictionary of descriptions and codes which represent medicines and devices in use across the NHS. The dm+d data is refreshed weekly and contains a huge variety of information.

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

[humanbean in reply to helvella]

Thank you. I did go to your link but didn't spot the comment on prices, sorry. I can be very unobservant.

[HealthStarDust]

Is that £67 +?

[helvella Administrator in reply to HealthStarDust]

Yes. Went up by 35p on the fifth of January this year.

[HealthStarDust in reply to helvella]

£2.42 a tablet. Wow!

[helvella Administrator in reply to HealthStarDust]

The 10 microgram Morningside are 12338 for 28. Over £4.40 each.

And that is far less than the peak for 20 microgram liothyronine tablets.

[HealthStarDust in reply to helvella]

Daylight robbery. Big pharma 😡

[JennyRay]

Thank you very much for this information. Liothyronine is still much too expensive in the UK.

[helvella Administrator in reply to JennyRay]

It certainly is!