Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)
Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) was ranked 156th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 128,386 items, up 0.8% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa): national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £9.15
- Year on year Up 0.8% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets | 0409010N0AAABAB | 37,826 | £307,143 |
| Co-careldopa 12.5mg/50mg tablets | 0409010N0AAADAD | 31,535 | £252,267 |
| Half Sinemet CR 25mg/100mg tablets | 0409010N0BBAFAG | 27,023 | £208,219 |
| Sinemet Plus 25mg/100mg tablets | 0409010N0BBACAB | 13,475 | £218,935 |
| Sinemet 12.5mg/50mg tablets | 0409010N0BBAGAD | 11,145 | £116,858 |
| Sinemet CR 50mg/200mg tablets | 0409010N0BBAEAE | 6,104 | £40,158 |
| Sinemet 25mg/250mg tablets | 0409010N0BBABAC | 430 | £6,803 |
| Co-careldopa 25mg/250mg tablets | 0409010N0AAACAC | 402 | £11,279 |
| Caramet 25mg/100mg CR tablets | 0409010N0BEAAAG | 134 | £1,205 |
| Co-careldopa 10mg/100mg tablets | 0409010N0AAAAAA | 124 | £1,772 |
| Sinemet 10mg/100mg tablets | 0409010N0BBAAAA | 124 | £1,040 |
| Co-careldopa 12.5mg/50mg/5ml oral suspension | 0409010N0AAAVAV | 23 | £2,806 |
| Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg/5ml oral suspension | 0409010N0AAAUAU | 20 | £1,705 |
| Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg/5ml oral solution | 0409010N0AAAKAK | 8 | £4,203 |
| Lecado 100mg/25mg modified-release tablets | 0409010N0BFAAAG | 7 | £83 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- The Ridings Medical Group 2,607
- The Roxton Practice 2,084
- Granta Medical Practices 1,846
- Rothschild House Group 1,736
- Modality Partnership (awc) 1,519
- Mendip Vale Medical Practice 1,517
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.