Manufacturer charged £258 for pack of liothyronine, watchdog reveals

The government’s competition watchdog has accused manufacturer Concordia of over-charging the NHS millions of pounds for a thyroid treatment.

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The CMA pointed out that for many patients there is "no suitable alternative" to liothyronine

As part of its investigation, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) "provisionally" found last year that the pharmaceutical company charged the NHS more than £34 million for liothyronine tablets in 2016 – "an increase from around £600,000" spent on them in 2006, it announced yesterday (November 21).

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