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Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate vs Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)

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

Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) was dispensed 732.2× as often as Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate in March 2026 — 132,521 items versus 181 in England.

181items

Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

132,521items

Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

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

Co-careldopa (Ca… 181

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate versus Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa), March 2026
Measure Apomorphine hydrochloride hemihydrate Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)
Items, March 2026 181 132,521
Items, last 12 months 1,970 1,539,681
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £105,112 £1,154,956

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