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Central Nervous System
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Fentanyl

Fentanyl

Central Nervous System Analgesics BNF 0407020A0

Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Fentanyl was ranked 254th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 47,704 items, down 11.7% on a year earlier.

47,704items -11.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

609,337items

Rolling 12 months

£1,557,824

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Fentanyl: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Analgesics
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £32.66
Year on year Down 11.7% 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 Fentanyl this month.

Presentations of Fentanyl, May 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Mezolar Matrix 12micrograms/hour transdermal patches	0407020A0BFAAAU	5,553	£70,562
Matrifen 12micrograms/hour transdermal patches	0407020A0BEAAAU	4,844	£65,630
Matrifen 25micrograms/hour transdermal patches	0407020A0BEABAE	4,506	£88,297
Fentanyl 25micrograms/hour transdermal patches	0407020A0AAAEAE	3,687	£66,815
Mezolar Matrix 37.5microgram/hour transdermal patches	0407020A0BFAFBW	2,958	£78,153
Matrifen 50micrograms/hour transdermal patches	0407020A0BEACAF	2,426	£89,872
Mezolar Matrix 25micrograms/hour transdermal patches	0407020A0BFABAE	2,388	£46,800
Opiodur 25micrograms/hour transdermal patches (Zentiva)	0407020A0BRALAE	2,191	£31,809
Opiodur 12micrograms/hour transdermal patches (Zentiva)	0407020A0BRAKAU	2,124	£21,162
Fentanyl 50micrograms/hour transdermal patches	0407020A0AAAFAF	1,836	£62,427
Fencino 25micrograms/hour transdermal patches	0407020A0BQABAE	1,783	£39,964
Fencino 12micrograms/hour transdermal patches	0407020A0BQAAAU	1,518	£23,348
Mezolar Matrix 50micrograms/hour transdermal patches	0407020A0BFACAF	1,439	£54,214
Fencino 50micrograms/hour transdermal patches	0407020A0BQACAF	1,233	£51,411
Opiodur 50micrograms/hour transdermal patches (Zentiva)	0407020A0BRAMAF	1,129	£31,143

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

Where Fentanyl is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Fentanyl volumes.

Top regions

Top dispensing practices

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

Compare Fentanyl with

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

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