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Tolcapone vs Procyclidine hydrochloride

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

Procyclidine hydrochloride was dispensed 19,732.8× as often as Tolcapone in April 2026 — 78,931 items versus 4 in England.

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Tolcapone · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

78,931items

Procyclidine hydrochloride · April 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 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Procyclidine hyd… 4 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 Aug 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Tolcapone versus Procyclidine hydrochloride, April 2026
Measure Tolcapone Procyclidine hydrochloride
Items, April 2026 4 78,931
Items, last 12 months 80 952,447
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £735 £275,626

See the full profile for Tolcapone or Procyclidine hydrochloride.