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Aztreonam vs Nitrofurantoin

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated July 2025

Nitrofurantoin was dispensed 333,741.0× as often as Aztreonam in July 2025 — 333,741 items versus 1 in England.

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Aztreonam · July 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

333,741items

Nitrofurantoin · July 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Aztreonam versus Nitrofurantoin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Aztreonam   ·   ╌ Nitrofurantoin

0 204k 408k Feb 2021 Sep 2021 Feb 2022 Nov 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jul 2025 Nitrofurantoin 1 Feb 2021: 1 Mar 2021: 2 Apr 2021: 1 Jul 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 1 Oct 2021: 1 Nov 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 3 Feb 2022: 3 Apr 2022: 2 Jun 2022: 1 Sep 2022: 2 Nov 2022: 1 Jan 2023: 1 Mar 2023: 1 May 2023: 2 Jul 2023: 1 Sep 2023: 1 Nov 2023: 1 Jan 2024: 1 Apr 2024: 1 May 2024: 1 Jul 2024: 1 Sep 2024: 2 Nov 2024: 1 Apr 2025: 1 Jul 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to July 2025

Aztreonam versus Nitrofurantoin, July 2025
Measure Aztreonam Nitrofurantoin
Items, July 2025 1 333,741
Items, last 12 months 14 4,416,505
Net ingredient cost, July 2025 £2,182 £2,268,636

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