Fentanyl

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Analgesics

Data updated March 2026

Fentanyl was ranked 257th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 49,945 items, down 4.4% on a year earlier.

49,945items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£1,619,682

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

618,732items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Fentanyl: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Fentanyl, by items this month.

Presentations of Fentanyl, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Mezolar Matrix 12micrograms/hour transdermal patches	5,825	£74,276
Matrifen 12micrograms/hour transdermal patches	5,146	£70,157
Matrifen 25micrograms/hour transdermal patches	4,713	£92,241
Fentanyl 25micrograms/hour transdermal patches	3,858	£70,190
Mezolar Matrix 37.5microgram/hour transdermal patches	3,076	£81,589
Matrifen 50micrograms/hour transdermal patches	2,588	£96,343
Mezolar Matrix 25micrograms/hour transdermal patches	2,542	£49,912
Opiodur 25micrograms/hour transdermal patches (Zentiva)	2,297	£33,055
Opiodur 12micrograms/hour transdermal patches (Zentiva)	2,200	£21,804
Fencino 25micrograms/hour transdermal patches	1,856	£41,251
Fentanyl 50micrograms/hour transdermal patches	1,777	£59,657
Fencino 12micrograms/hour transdermal patches	1,622	£24,683
Mezolar Matrix 50micrograms/hour transdermal patches	1,540	£57,362
Fencino 50micrograms/hour transdermal patches	1,273	£52,601
Matrifen 75micrograms/hour transdermal patches	1,208	£62,995

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