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Tolcapone vs Procyclidine hydrochloride

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

Procyclidine hydrochloride was dispensed 25,607.7× as often as Tolcapone in May 2026 — 76,823 items versus 3 in England.

3items

Tolcapone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

76,823items

Procyclidine hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tolcapone versus Procyclidine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Tolcapone   ·   ╌ Procyclidine hydrochloride

0 42k 84k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Procyclidine hyd… 3 Jan 2021: 29 Feb 2021: 24 Mar 2021: 26 Apr 2021: 25 May 2021: 31 Jun 2021: 31 Jul 2021: 34 Aug 2021: 29 Sep 2021: 24 Oct 2021: 23 Nov 2021: 24 Dec 2021: 29 Jan 2022: 22 Feb 2022: 17 Mar 2022: 22 Apr 2022: 21 May 2022: 24 Jun 2022: 19 Jul 2022: 19 Sep 2022: 18 Oct 2022: 17 Nov 2022: 19 Dec 2022: 20 Jan 2023: 13 Feb 2023: 18 Mar 2023: 16 Apr 2023: 17 May 2023: 19 Jun 2023: 16 Jul 2023: 13 Aug 2023: 17 Sep 2023: 10 Oct 2023: 17 Nov 2023: 12 Dec 2023: 19 Jan 2024: 9 Feb 2024: 9 Mar 2024: 8 Apr 2024: 8 May 2024: 9 Jun 2024: 8 Jul 2024: 9 Aug 2024: 4 Sep 2024: 7 Oct 2024: 8 Nov 2024: 10 Dec 2024: 9 Jan 2025: 10 Feb 2025: 5 Mar 2025: 9 Apr 2025: 6 May 2025: 7 Jun 2025: 9 Jul 2025: 6 Aug 2025: 5 Sep 2025: 7 Oct 2025: 4 Nov 2025: 5 Dec 2025: 12 Jan 2026: 7 Feb 2026: 7 Mar 2026: 7 Apr 2026: 4 May 2026: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Tolcapone versus Procyclidine hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Tolcapone Procyclidine hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 3 76,823
Items, last 12 months 76 950,363
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £609 £267,433

See the full profile for Tolcapone or Procyclidine hydrochloride.