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Fentanyl citrate

Anaesthesia General anaesthesia BNF 1501043F0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Fentanyl citrate was ranked 1179th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 142 items, up 31.5% on a year earlier.

142items +31.5%

Dispensed in April 2026

1,460items

Rolling 12 months

£2,876

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Fentanyl citrate: national items dispensed by month

0 76 152 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 142 Jan 2021: 84 Feb 2021: 77 Mar 2021: 68 Apr 2021: 93 May 2021: 98 Jun 2021: 107 Jul 2021: 84 Aug 2021: 92 Sep 2021: 77 Oct 2021: 82 Nov 2021: 80 Dec 2021: 109 Jan 2022: 93 Feb 2022: 76 Mar 2022: 78 Apr 2022: 58 May 2022: 68 Jun 2022: 48 Jul 2022: 69 Aug 2022: 89 Sep 2022: 100 Oct 2022: 109 Nov 2022: 82 Dec 2022: 96 Jan 2023: 71 Feb 2023: 116 Mar 2023: 81 Apr 2023: 93 May 2023: 97 Jun 2023: 100 Jul 2023: 113 Aug 2023: 88 Sep 2023: 83 Oct 2023: 82 Nov 2023: 87 Dec 2023: 83 Jan 2024: 83 Feb 2024: 113 Mar 2024: 91 Apr 2024: 86 May 2024: 114 Jun 2024: 101 Jul 2024: 130 Aug 2024: 117 Sep 2024: 108 Oct 2024: 100 Nov 2024: 102 Dec 2024: 112 Jan 2025: 106 Feb 2025: 79 Mar 2025: 76 Apr 2025: 108 May 2025: 127 Jun 2025: 119 Jul 2025: 146 Aug 2025: 126 Sep 2025: 102 Oct 2025: 121 Nov 2025: 149 Dec 2025: 152 Jan 2026: 131 Feb 2026: 125 Mar 2026: 147 Apr 2026: 142

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class General anaesthesia
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £20.25
  • Year on year Up 31.5% 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 Fentanyl citrate this month.

Presentations of Fentanyl citrate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Fentanyl 100micrograms/2ml solution for injection ampoules 1501043F0AAAAAA 142 £2,876

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

Where Fentanyl citrate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Fentanyl citrate volumes.

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

Compare Fentanyl citrate with

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