Medicines
Central Nervous System
Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders
Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone

Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone

Name: Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone NHS prescribing in England
Creator: PharmaInsight
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Central Nervous System Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders BNF 0409010X0

Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone was ranked 540th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 7,430 items, down 13.4% on a year earlier.

7,430items -13.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

79,007items

Rolling 12 months

£429,489

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone: 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 £57.80
Year on year Down 13.4% 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 Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone this month.

Presentations of Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone, May 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Stalevo 100mg/25mg/200mg tablets	0409010X0BBABAB	1,239	£91,092
Stalevo 150mg/37.5mg/200mg tablets	0409010X0BBACAC	1,091	£74,425
Stalevo 125mg/31.25mg/200mg tablets	0409010X0BBAFAF	940	£63,666
Stalevo 200mg/50mg/200mg tablets	0409010X0BBADAD	555	£38,190
Stalevo 175mg/43.75mg/200mg tablets	0409010X0BBAGAG	437	£29,350
Sastravi 150mg/37.5mg/200mg tablets	0409010X0BCAEAC	347	£12,694
Stalevo 75mg/18.75mg/200mg tablets	0409010X0BBAEAE	335	£22,226
Stanek 100mg/25mg/200mg tablets	0409010X0BDAFAB	328	£12,353
Sastravi 100mg/25mg/200mg tablets (Accord Healthcare Ltd)	0409010X0BCAHAB	296	£12,229
Sastravi 125mg/31.25mg/200mg tablets	0409010X0BCAAAF	289	£11,152
Stanek 150mg/37.5mg/200mg tablets	0409010X0BDADAC	274	£9,019
Stanek 125mg/31.25mg/200mg tablets	0409010X0BDAGAF	251	£8,551
Stalevo 50mg/12.5mg/200mg tablets	0409010X0BBAAAA	218	£14,738
Sastravi 200mg/50mg/200mg tablets	0409010X0BCAGAD	196	£6,636
Sastravi 175mg/43.75mg/200mg tablets (Accord Healthcare Ltd)	0409010X0BCAJAG	161	£5,442

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone volumes.

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Top dispensing practices

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.

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The monthly series for Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone 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.