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Apomorphine hydrochloride vs Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)

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

Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) was dispensed 223.9× as often as Apomorphine hydrochloride in March 2026 — 132,521 items versus 592 in England.

592items

Apomorphine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

132,521items

Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Apomorphine hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)

Co-careldopa (Ca… 592

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Apomorphine hydrochloride versus Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa), March 2026
Measure Apomorphine hydrochloride Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)
Items, March 2026 592 132,521
Items, last 12 months 7,113 1,539,681
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £357,330 £1,154,956

See the full profile for Apomorphine hydrochloride or Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa).