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Rotigotine

Central Nervous System Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders BNF 0409010Z0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Rotigotine was ranked 493rd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 10,340 items, down 7.3% on a year earlier.

10,340items -7.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

129,907items

Rolling 12 months

£1,336,933

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Rotigotine: national items dispensed by month

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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 12 shown
  • Average cost / item £129.30
  • Year on year Down 7.3% 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 Rotigotine this month.

Presentations of Rotigotine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Rotigotine 2mg/24hours transdermal patches 0409010Z0AAAAAA 2,842 £244,283
Rotigotine 4mg/24hours transdermal patches 0409010Z0AAABAB 2,504 £332,144
Rotigotine 8mg/24hours transdermal patches 0409010Z0AAADAD 1,764 £316,272
Rotigotine 6mg/24hours transdermal patches 0409010Z0AAACAC 1,549 £271,759
Rotigotine 3mg/24hours transdermal patches 0409010Z0AAAGAG 721 £79,563
Rotigotine 1mg/24hours transdermal patches 0409010Z0AAAFAF 671 £54,758
Neupro 8mg/24hours transdermal patches 0409010Z0BBADAD 68 £11,705
Neupro 2mg/24hours transdermal patches 0409010Z0BBAAAA 64 £5,718
Neupro 4mg/24hours transdermal patches 0409010Z0BBABAB 64 £8,528
Neupro 6mg/24hours transdermal patches 0409010Z0BBACAC 42 £7,571
Neupro 1mg/24hours transdermal patches 0409010Z0BBAFAF 28 £2,279
Neupro 3mg/24hours transdermal patches 0409010Z0BBAGAG 23 £2,354

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

Where Rotigotine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Rotigotine volumes.

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

Compare Rotigotine with

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