Active-ingredient Dossier

Fentanyl

Active-ingredient Dossier for Fentanyl (opioid analgesic). Australian brands, products, PBS listings, PBAC outcomes — compiled by arcimedes.

What is

Fentanyl Fentanyl is an opioid analgesic.

Australian brands containing

Fentanyl — FENTANYL SANDOZ — APO-FENTANYL — DUROGESIC — FENTANYL-HAMELN — DENPAX

Therapeutic areas

Fentanyl is registered in oncology (4 brands) and pain and anaesthesia (1 brand).

Sponsor landscape

Fentanyl is marketed by four sponsors: Sandoz, Alphapharm, Janssen-Cilag, and Hameln Pharma.

PBS and regulatory activity

One brand containing fentanyl has PBS-listed items, with the latest PBS schedule date of 1 May 2026. In the 2014–15 fiscal year, government expenditure on fentanyl was approximately $34.4 million across 621,375 prescriptions.