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Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa)

Central Nervous System Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders BNF 0409010N0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa) was ranked 155th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 128,386 items, up 0.8% on a year earlier.

128,386items +0.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,546,762items

Rolling 12 months

£1,174,503

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

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

0 68k 136k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 128,386 Jan 2021: 104k Feb 2021: 96k Mar 2021: 108k Apr 2021: 104k May 2021: 100k Jul 2021: 108k Aug 2021: 104k Sep 2021: 109k Oct 2021: 104k Nov 2021: 108k Dec 2021: 115k Jan 2022: 107k Feb 2022: 100k Mar 2022: 112k Apr 2022: 107k May 2022: 111k Jun 2022: 109k Jul 2022: 108k Aug 2022: 113k Sep 2022: 112k Oct 2022: 111k Nov 2022: 114k Dec 2022: 114k Jan 2023: 114k Feb 2023: 105k Mar 2023: 119k Apr 2023: 108k May 2023: 115k Jun 2023: 117k Jul 2023: 115k Aug 2023: 118k Sep 2023: 115k Oct 2023: 118k Nov 2023: 119k Dec 2023: 119k Jan 2024: 120k Feb 2024: 115k Mar 2024: 116k Apr 2024: 121k May 2024: 123k Jun 2024: 116k Jul 2024: 127k Aug 2024: 122k Sep 2024: 120k Oct 2024: 127k Nov 2024: 122k Dec 2024: 127k Jan 2025: 128k Feb 2025: 114k Mar 2025: 121k Apr 2025: 124k May 2025: 127k Jun 2025: 125k Jul 2025: 133k Aug 2025: 123k Sep 2025: 130k Oct 2025: 134k Nov 2025: 125k Dec 2025: 136k Jan 2026: 131k Feb 2026: 120k Mar 2026: 133k Apr 2026: 130k May 2026: 128k

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
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

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

Presentations of Co-careldopa (Carbidopa/levodopa), May 2026
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.

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.