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Ropinirole hydrochloride vs Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone

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

Ropinirole hydrochloride was dispensed 6.8× as often as Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone in March 2026 — 53,278 items versus 7,830 in England.

53,278items

Ropinirole hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

7,830items

Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Ropinirole hydrochloride   ·   ╌ Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone

Levodopa/carbido… 53,278

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Ropinirole hydrochloride versus Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone, March 2026
Measure Ropinirole hydrochloride Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone
Items, March 2026 53,278 7,830
Items, last 12 months 644,800 98,037
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £901,966 £451,972

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