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Alfentanil hydrochloride

Anaesthesia General anaesthesia BNF 1501043A0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Alfentanil hydrochloride was ranked 978th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 560 items, up 11.8% on a year earlier.

560items +11.8%

Dispensed in April 2026

6,249items

Rolling 12 months

£7,048

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Alfentanil hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 315.5 631 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 560 Jan 2021: 383 Feb 2021: 406 Mar 2021: 454 Apr 2021: 451 May 2021: 430 Jun 2021: 443 Jul 2021: 489 Aug 2021: 464 Sep 2021: 422 Oct 2021: 409 Nov 2021: 400 Dec 2021: 443 Jan 2022: 445 Feb 2022: 337 Mar 2022: 449 Apr 2022: 396 May 2022: 473 Jun 2022: 403 Jul 2022: 425 Aug 2022: 413 Sep 2022: 339 Oct 2022: 385 Nov 2022: 444 Dec 2022: 421 Jan 2023: 461 Feb 2023: 414 Mar 2023: 470 Apr 2023: 461 May 2023: 515 Jun 2023: 480 Jul 2023: 457 Aug 2023: 498 Sep 2023: 500 Oct 2023: 473 Nov 2023: 488 Dec 2023: 502 Jan 2024: 504 Feb 2024: 486 Mar 2024: 547 Apr 2024: 458 May 2024: 601 Jun 2024: 491 Jul 2024: 512 Aug 2024: 456 Sep 2024: 476 Oct 2024: 491 Nov 2024: 475 Dec 2024: 526 Jan 2025: 478 Feb 2025: 425 Mar 2025: 514 Apr 2025: 501 May 2025: 544 Jun 2025: 530 Jul 2025: 631 Aug 2025: 548 Sep 2025: 549 Oct 2025: 585 Nov 2025: 525 Dec 2025: 609 Jan 2026: 611 Feb 2026: 585 Mar 2026: 516 Apr 2026: 560

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class General anaesthesia
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £12.59
  • Year on year Up 11.8% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Alfentanil hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Alfentanil hydrochloride, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Alfentanil 1mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules 1501043A0AAABAB 481 £4,215
Alfentanil 5mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules 1501043A0AAADAD 69 £2,618
Alfentanil 5mg/10ml solution for injection ampoules 1501043A0AAACAC 8 £205
Alfentanil 500micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules 1501043A0AAAFAF 1 £7
Rapifen 1mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules 1501043A0BBAAAB 1 £3

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

Where Alfentanil hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Alfentanil hydrochloride volumes.

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

Compare Alfentanil hydrochloride with

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