Fentanyl citrate

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · General anaesthesia

Data updated March 2026

Fentanyl citrate was ranked 1184th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 147 items, up 93.4% on a year earlier.

147items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£2,844

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,553items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Fentanyl citrate: 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 citrate, by items this month.

Presentations of Fentanyl citrate, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Fentanyl 100micrograms/2ml solution for injection ampoules	143	£2,818
Fentanyl 500micrograms/10ml solution for injection ampoules	4	£26

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