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Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders
Data updated March 2026

Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) was ranked 156th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 132,521 items, up 9.3% on a year earlier.

132,521items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£1,154,956

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,539,681items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

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

132,521

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa), by items this month.

Presentations of Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa), March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets 39,036 £263,281
Co-careldopa 12.5mg/50mg tablets 32,705 £261,136
Half Sinemet CR 25mg/100mg tablets 27,195 £205,400
Sinemet Plus 25mg/100mg tablets 13,665 £214,209
Sinemet 12.5mg/50mg tablets 12,352 £132,667
Sinemet CR 50mg/200mg tablets 6,231 £40,540
Sinemet 25mg/250mg tablets 449 £7,047
Co-careldopa 25mg/250mg tablets 421 £12,589
Co-careldopa 10mg/100mg tablets 145 £1,804
Sinemet 10mg/100mg tablets 124 £1,134
Caramet 25mg/100mg CR tablets 122 £1,230
Co-careldopa 12.5mg/50mg/5ml oral suspension 25 £2,969
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg/5ml oral suspension 17 £1,360
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg/5ml oral solution 10 £5,403
Lecado 100mg/25mg modified-release tablets 10 £111

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