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Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone vs Procyclidine hydrochloride

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

Procyclidine hydrochloride was dispensed 10.3× as often as Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone in May 2026 — 76,823 items versus 7,430 in England.

7,430items

Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

76,823items

Procyclidine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone versus Procyclidine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone   ·   ╌ Procyclidine hydrochloride

0 42k 84k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Procyclidine hyd… 7,430 Jan 2021: 11k Feb 2021: 11k Mar 2021: 12k Apr 2021: 11k May 2021: 11k Jun 2021: 12k Jul 2021: 11k Aug 2021: 11k Sep 2021: 11k Oct 2021: 11k Nov 2021: 11k Dec 2021: 12k Jan 2022: 11k Feb 2022: 10k Mar 2022: 11k Apr 2022: 10k May 2022: 10k Jun 2022: 10k Aug 2022: 11k Sep 2022: 10k Oct 2022: 10k Nov 2022: 10k Dec 2022: 10k Jan 2023: 10k Feb 2023: 9k Mar 2023: 10k Apr 2023: 9k May 2023: 10k Jun 2023: 10k Jul 2023: 9k Aug 2023: 10k Sep 2023: 9k Oct 2023: 9k Nov 2023: 10k Dec 2023: 10k Jan 2024: 9k Feb 2024: 9k Mar 2024: 9k Apr 2024: 9k May 2024: 9k Jun 2024: 9k Jul 2024: 9k Aug 2024: 9k Sep 2024: 9k Oct 2024: 9k Nov 2024: 9k Dec 2024: 9k Jan 2025: 9k Feb 2025: 8k Mar 2025: 8k Apr 2025: 8k May 2025: 9k Jun 2025: 8k Jul 2025: 9k Aug 2025: 8k Sep 2025: 8k Oct 2025: 8k Nov 2025: 8k Dec 2025: 8k Jan 2026: 8k Feb 2026: 7k Mar 2026: 8k Apr 2026: 8k May 2026: 7k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone versus Procyclidine hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone Procyclidine hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 7,430 76,823
Items, last 12 months 96,234 950,363
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £429,489 £267,433

See the full profile for Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone or Procyclidine hydrochloride.