Editing Fentanyl (section)

=== Economics ===
[[File:3205 FK Mac FentanylCitrate 5ml-020322vf.jpg|thumb|Fentanyl citrate injection, USP]]

In the United States, the 800 mcg tablet was 6.75 times more expensive as of 2020 than the lozenge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fentanyl Buccal|url=https://www.goodrx.com/fentanyl-buccal?dosage=800mcg&form=buccal-tablet&label_override=fentanyl+buccal&quantity=1|access-date=27 May 2020|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731044214/https://www.goodrx.com/fentanyl-buccal?dosage=800mcg&form=buccal-tablet&label_override=fentanyl+buccal&quantity=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fentanyl Citrate Generic Actiq |url=https://www.goodrx.com/fentanyl-citrate?dosage=800mcg&form=lozenge&label_override=fentanyl+citrate&quantity=1 |website=GoodRx |access-date=27 May 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731065535/https://www.goodrx.com/fentanyl-citrate?dosage=800mcg&form=lozenge&label_override=fentanyl+citrate&quantity=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2023, the average cost for an injectable fentanyl solution (50&nbsp;mcg/mL) is around [[USD|US]]$17 for a supply of 20 milliliters, depending on the pharmacy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fentanyl Prices, Coupons, Copay & Patient Assistance |url=https://www.drugs.com/price-guide/fentanyl |website=Drugs.com |access-date=26 January 2023 |archive-date=26 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126185041/https://www.drugs.com/price-guide/fentanyl |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 2020 report by the [[Australian Institute of Criminology]], a 100-microgram transdermal patch was valued from between [[AUD|AU]]$75 and AU$450 on illicit markets.<ref>{{cite web |vauthors=Broadhurst R, Ball M, Trivedi H |title=Fentanyl availability on darknet markets |url=https://www.aic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/ti590_fentanyl_availability_on_darknet_markets.pdf |access-date=26 January 2023 |page=1 |date=February 2020 |archive-date=26 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126185041/https://www.aic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/ti590_fentanyl_availability_on_darknet_markets.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Furthermore, in another 2020 study, the average price per gram of non-pharmaceutical fentanyl on various [[cryptomarket]]s was US$1,470.40 for offerings of less than five grams; the average for offers over five grams was US$139.50. In addition, on [[Dream Market|DreamMarket]] furanfentanyl (Fu-F), the most common analog on said market, the average price per gram was US$243.10 for retail listings and US$26.50 per gram for wholesale listings.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Lamy FR, Daniulaityte R, Barratt MJ, Lokala U, Sheth A, Carlson RG | title = Listed for sale: Analyzing data on fentanyl, fentanyl analogs and other novel synthetic opioids on one cryptomarket | journal = Drug and Alcohol Dependence | volume = 213 | page = 108115 | date = June 2020 | pmid = 32585419 | pmc = 7736148 | doi = 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108115 }}</ref>