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Pramipexole vs Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone

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

Pramipexole was dispensed 6.3× as often as Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone in June 2026 — 49,250 items versus 7,845 in England.

49,250items

Pramipexole · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

7,845items

Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Pramipexole   ·   ╌ Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone

0 27k 53k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Levodopa/carbido… 49,250 Jan 2021: 40k Feb 2021: 38k Mar 2021: 42k Apr 2021: 41k May 2021: 39k Jun 2021: 42k Jul 2021: 42k Aug 2021: 41k Sep 2021: 43k Oct 2021: 41k Nov 2021: 42k Dec 2021: 44k Jan 2022: 42k Feb 2022: 39k Mar 2022: 44k Apr 2022: 41k May 2022: 43k Jun 2022: 42k Jul 2022: 42k Aug 2022: 44k Sep 2022: 43k Oct 2022: 43k Nov 2022: 44k Dec 2022: 44k Jan 2023: 44k Feb 2023: 40k Mar 2023: 46k Apr 2023: 42k May 2023: 45k Jun 2023: 46k Jul 2023: 45k Aug 2023: 47k Sep 2023: 47k Oct 2023: 47k Nov 2023: 48k Dec 2023: 47k Jan 2024: 48k Feb 2024: 46k Mar 2024: 46k Apr 2024: 48k May 2024: 50k Jun 2024: 46k Jul 2024: 51k Aug 2024: 50k Sep 2024: 48k Oct 2024: 51k Nov 2024: 49k Dec 2024: 51k Jan 2025: 52k Feb 2025: 46k Mar 2025: 49k Apr 2025: 49k May 2025: 50k Jun 2025: 49k Jul 2025: 53k Aug 2025: 48k Sep 2025: 50k Oct 2025: 52k Nov 2025: 48k Dec 2025: 53k Jan 2026: 50k Feb 2026: 46k Mar 2026: 50k Apr 2026: 49k May 2026: 48k Jun 2026: 49k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Pramipexole versus Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone, June 2026
Measure Pramipexole Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone
Items, June 2026 49,250 7,845
Items, last 12 months 594,435 95,659
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £631,466 £454,313

See the full profile for Pramipexole or Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone.