Alfentanil hydrochloride
Alfentanil hydrochloride was ranked 970th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 548 items, up 0.7% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Alfentanil hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class General anaesthesia
- Presentations 4 shown
- Average cost / item £15.02
- Year on year Up 0.7% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Alfentanil hydrochloride this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfentanil 1mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules | 1501043A0AAABAB | 450 | £4,852 |
| Alfentanil 5mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 1501043A0AAADAD | 88 | £3,110 |
| Alfentanil 5mg/10ml solution for injection ampoules | 1501043A0AAACAC | 9 | £237 |
| Rapifen 5mg/10ml solution for injection ampoules | 1501043A0BBABAC | 1 | £32 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Alfentanil hydrochloride is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Alfentanil hydrochloride volumes.
Top regions
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 115
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board 63
- NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board 38
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board 34
- NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board 28
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board 27
Top dispensing practices
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.
Download this data
The monthly series for Alfentanil hydrochloride 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.