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Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa) vs Entacapone

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

Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa) was dispensed 24.2× as often as Entacapone in May 2026 — 77,476 items versus 3,196 in England.

77,476items

Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3,196items

Entacapone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa)   ·   ╌ Entacapone

0 44k 89k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Entacapone 77,476 Jan 2021: 82k Feb 2021: 76k Mar 2021: 85k Apr 2021: 82k May 2021: 79k Jun 2021: 84k Jul 2021: 86k Aug 2021: 81k Sep 2021: 85k Oct 2021: 81k Nov 2021: 85k Dec 2021: 89k Jan 2022: 83k Feb 2022: 77k Mar 2022: 87k Apr 2022: 82k May 2022: 86k Jun 2022: 83k Jul 2022: 83k Aug 2022: 86k Sep 2022: 85k Oct 2022: 85k Nov 2022: 86k Dec 2022: 87k Jan 2023: 86k Feb 2023: 76k Mar 2023: 86k Apr 2023: 76k May 2023: 81k Jun 2023: 82k Jul 2023: 79k Aug 2023: 82k Sep 2023: 78k Oct 2023: 81k Nov 2023: 81k Dec 2023: 80k Jan 2024: 81k Feb 2024: 76k Mar 2024: 77k Apr 2024: 79k May 2024: 81k Jun 2024: 76k Jul 2024: 83k Aug 2024: 80k Sep 2024: 78k Oct 2024: 82k Nov 2024: 78k Dec 2024: 81k Jan 2025: 81k Feb 2025: 73k Mar 2025: 77k Apr 2025: 77k May 2025: 80k Jun 2025: 78k Jul 2025: 84k Aug 2025: 76k Sep 2025: 80k Oct 2025: 83k Nov 2025: 76k Dec 2025: 84k Jan 2026: 79k Feb 2026: 73k Mar 2026: 79k Apr 2026: 79k May 2026: 77k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa) versus Entacapone, May 2026
Measure Co-beneldopa (Benserazide/levodopa) Entacapone
Items, May 2026 77,476 3,196
Items, last 12 months 948,791 40,050
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £953,642 £54,674

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