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Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) vs Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone

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

Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) was dispensed 16.9× as often as Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone in March 2026 — 132,521 items versus 7,830 in England.

132,521items

Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

7,830items

Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) versus Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)   ·   ╌ Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone

Levodopa/carbido… 132,521

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) versus Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone, March 2026
Measure Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone
Items, March 2026 132,521 7,830
Items, last 12 months 1,539,681 98,037
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,154,956 £451,972

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