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Methoxyflurane vs Fentanyl citrate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated October 2025

Fentanyl citrate was dispensed 147.0× as often as Methoxyflurane in October 2025 — 147 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Methoxyflurane · October 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

147items

Fentanyl citrate · October 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Methoxyflurane versus Fentanyl citrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Methoxyflurane   ·   ╌ Fentanyl citrate

Fentanyl citrate 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to October 2025

Methoxyflurane versus Fentanyl citrate, October 2025
Measure Methoxyflurane Fentanyl citrate
Items, October 2025 1 147
Items, last 12 months 10 1,553
Net ingredient cost, October 2025 £37 £2,844

See the full profile for Methoxyflurane or Fentanyl citrate.