LIOTHYRONINE

Clinical Indication

Treatment of depression where other therapies have failed

Comments

This should be under the advice of an NHS consultant psychiatrist. In line with NICE NG222

Date of classification

May 2016

Red

Medicines which should be prescribed only in a specialist setting usually within a secondary or tertiary care service. NB: Some highly specialised RED medicines e.g. injectable treatments for cancer are not included on the LLR APC website list.