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Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa) vs Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)

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

Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) was dispensed 1.7× as often as Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa) in March 2026 — 132,521 items versus 79,414 in England.

79,414items

Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

132,521items

Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa)   ·   ╌ Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)

Co-careldopa (Ca… 79,414

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa) versus Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa), March 2026
Measure Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa) Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)
Items, March 2026 79,414 132,521
Items, last 12 months 949,699 1,539,681
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £886,111 £1,154,956

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