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Apomorphine hydrochloride vs Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa)

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa) was dispensed 150.4× as often as Apomorphine hydrochloride in May 2026 — 77,476 items versus 515 in England.

515items

Apomorphine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

77,476items

Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Apomorphine hydrochloride versus Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa): national items dispensed by month

▬ Apomorphine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa)

0 44k 89k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Co-beneldopa (Be… 515 Jan 2021: 789 Feb 2021: 722 Mar 2021: 829 Apr 2021: 766 May 2021: 731 Jun 2021: 785 Jul 2021: 797 Aug 2021: 762 Sep 2021: 793 Oct 2021: 774 Nov 2021: 763 Dec 2021: 812 Jan 2022: 770 Feb 2022: 712 Mar 2022: 801 Apr 2022: 791 May 2022: 812 Jun 2022: 706 Jul 2022: 755 Aug 2022: 766 Sep 2022: 748 Oct 2022: 734 Nov 2022: 760 Dec 2022: 764 Jan 2023: 740 Feb 2023: 648 Mar 2023: 767 Apr 2023: 666 May 2023: 691 Jun 2023: 727 Jul 2023: 670 Aug 2023: 717 Sep 2023: 705 Oct 2023: 718 Nov 2023: 716 Dec 2023: 705 Jan 2024: 680 Feb 2024: 645 Mar 2024: 681 Apr 2024: 697 May 2024: 672 Jun 2024: 666 Jul 2024: 705 Aug 2024: 683 Sep 2024: 688 Oct 2024: 678 Nov 2024: 644 Dec 2024: 670 Jan 2025: 650 Feb 2025: 571 Mar 2025: 606 Apr 2025: 617 May 2025: 666 Jun 2025: 630 Jul 2025: 621 Aug 2025: 568 Sep 2025: 605 Oct 2025: 567 Nov 2025: 532 Dec 2025: 640 Jan 2026: 588 Feb 2026: 487 Mar 2026: 592 Apr 2026: 617 May 2026: 515

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Apomorphine hydrochloride versus Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa), May 2026
Measure Apomorphine hydrochloride Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa)
Items, May 2026 515 77,476
Items, last 12 months 6,962 948,791
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £322,852 £953,642

See the full profile for Apomorphine hydrochloride or Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa).