Active-ingredient Dossier
Fentanyl
Active-ingredient Dossier for Fentanyl (opioid analgesic). Australian brands, products, PBS listings, PBAC outcomes — compiled by arcimedes.
- Brand: ABSTRAL
- Brand: ACTIQ
- Brand: FENTANYL SANDOZ
- Brand: FENTORA
- Brand: APO-FENTANYL
- Brand: DUROGESIC
- Therapeutic area: Pain Management
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.