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Ropinirole hydrochloride vs Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)

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

Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) was dispensed 2.5× as often as Ropinirole hydrochloride in March 2026 — 132,521 items versus 53,278 in England.

53,278items

Ropinirole hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

132,521items

Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Ropinirole hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)

Co-careldopa (Ca… 53,278

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Ropinirole hydrochloride versus Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa), March 2026
Measure Ropinirole hydrochloride Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)
Items, March 2026 53,278 132,521
Items, last 12 months 644,800 1,539,681
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £901,966 £1,154,956

See the full profile for Ropinirole hydrochloride or Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa).