In 2004, levothyroxine was prescribed over 87 million times. Two decades later, the number of prescriptions for this drug stood at around 82.4 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 2022, in millions.
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Number of levothyroxine prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2022
(in millions)
Characteristic
Total prescriptions in millions
2004
87.27
2005
86.93
2006
94.53
2007
93.52
2008
97.02
2009
100.63
2010
107.14
2011
100.62
2012
96.88
2013
97.81
2014
99.99
2015
112.87
2016
114.34
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ClinCalc. (August 31, 2024). Number of levothyroxine prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/780284/levothyroxine-prescriptions-number-in-the-us/
ClinCalc. "Number of levothyroxine prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. August 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780284/levothyroxine-prescriptions-number-in-the-us/
ClinCalc. (2024). Number of levothyroxine prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780284/levothyroxine-prescriptions-number-in-the-us/
ClinCalc. "Number of Levothyroxine Prescriptions in The U.S. from 2004 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780284/levothyroxine-prescriptions-number-in-the-us/
ClinCalc, Number of levothyroxine prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780284/levothyroxine-prescriptions-number-in-the-us/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
Number of levothyroxine prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], ClinCalc, August 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/780284/levothyroxine-prescriptions-number-in-the-us/
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