February, 2003 -- A recent survey of various online pharmacies shows that Synthroid is consistently the highest-cost thyroid medicine, followed by Unithroid. The most economical of the medicines readily available online is Armour Thyroid, which consistently runs at half to about one-third the cost of Synthroid.

The following is a survey of some popular thyroid drug prices, as of February 2003.

Synthroid 88 mcg
Quantity / Price
30 -- $13.04 (Drugstore.com)
30 -- $13.79 (CVS.com)
90 -- $32.14 (Drugstore.com)
100 -- $42.09 (CVS.com)
100 -- $44.99 (Walgreens.com)

Unithroid 88 mcg
30 -- $11.99 (Drugstore.com)
90 -- $28.77 (Drugstore.com)

Levoxyl 88 mcg
30 -- $9.99 (Drugstore.com)
90 -- $22.22 (Drugstore.com)
100 -- $36.99 (Walgreens.com)

Levothroid 88 mcg
30 -- $8.99 (Drugstore.com)
90 -- $19.28 (Drugstore.com)
100 -- $35.99 (Walgreens.com)

Armour Thyroid -- 1 grain
(not directly equivalent to .88 levothyroxine, actually this is a slightly higher dosage of Armour)
30 -- $7.99 (Drugstore.com)
90 -- $13.48 (Drugstore.com)


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