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Cefuroxime sodium vs Nitrofurantoin

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated June 2026

Nitrofurantoin was dispensed 365,178.0× as often as Cefuroxime sodium in June 2026 — 365,178 items versus 1 in England.

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Cefuroxime sodium · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

365,178items

Nitrofurantoin · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Cefuroxime sodium versus Nitrofurantoin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Cefuroxime sodium   ·   ╌ Nitrofurantoin

0 204k 408k Jan 2021 Jan 2022 Nov 2022 Sep 2023 Jul 2024 May 2025 Jun 2026 Nitrofurantoin 1 Jan 2021: 5 Feb 2021: 4 Mar 2021: 8 Apr 2021: 3 May 2021: 1 Jul 2021: 3 Aug 2021: 7 Sep 2021: 1 Oct 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 2 Jan 2022: 1 Feb 2022: 2 Mar 2022: 2 Apr 2022: 1 May 2022: 1 Jun 2022: 3 Jul 2022: 2 Aug 2022: 1 Sep 2022: 3 Oct 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 2 Dec 2022: 4 Jan 2023: 4 Feb 2023: 5 Mar 2023: 5 Apr 2023: 7 May 2023: 4 Jun 2023: 6 Jul 2023: 5 Aug 2023: 9 Sep 2023: 5 Oct 2023: 7 Nov 2023: 6 Dec 2023: 2 Jan 2024: 2 Feb 2024: 2 Mar 2024: 1 Apr 2024: 2 May 2024: 7 Jun 2024: 4 Jul 2024: 4 Aug 2024: 4 Sep 2024: 3 Oct 2024: 2 Nov 2024: 2 Dec 2024: 1 Jan 2025: 2 Feb 2025: 4 Mar 2025: 2 Apr 2025: 3 May 2025: 2 Jun 2025: 2 Jul 2025: 1 Aug 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 2 Oct 2025: 1 Nov 2025: 1 Dec 2025: 2 Jan 2026: 1 Feb 2026: 1 Mar 2026: 2 Apr 2026: 1 May 2026: 1 Jun 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Cefuroxime sodium versus Nitrofurantoin, June 2026
Measure Cefuroxime sodium Nitrofurantoin
Items, June 2026 1 365,178
Items, last 12 months 15 4,430,765
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £202 £2,460,349

See the full profile for Cefuroxime sodium or Nitrofurantoin.