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Clofazimine vs Nitrofurantoin

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

Nitrofurantoin was dispensed 83,435.3× as often as Clofazimine in May 2026 — 333,741 items versus 4 in England.

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Clofazimine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Nitrofurantoin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Clofazimine   ·   ╌ Nitrofurantoin

0 204k 408k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Nitrofurantoin 4 Jan 2021: 7 Feb 2021: 3 Mar 2021: 8 Apr 2021: 7 May 2021: 14 Jun 2021: 7 Jul 2021: 10 Aug 2021: 3 Sep 2021: 2 Oct 2021: 8 Nov 2021: 2 Dec 2021: 5 Mar 2022: 4 Apr 2022: 11 May 2022: 3 Jun 2022: 5 Jul 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 18 Sep 2022: 2 Oct 2022: 4 Nov 2022: 3 Jan 2023: 1 Feb 2023: 2 Mar 2023: 3 Apr 2023: 1 May 2023: 7 Jun 2023: 1 Jul 2023: 4 Aug 2023: 4 Sep 2023: 5 Oct 2023: 8 Nov 2023: 2 Dec 2023: 9 Jan 2024: 10 Feb 2024: 1 Mar 2024: 4 Apr 2024: 2 May 2024: 2 Jul 2024: 3 Aug 2024: 3 Sep 2024: 1 Oct 2024: 1 Nov 2024: 1 Dec 2024: 1 Jan 2025: 5 Mar 2025: 4 Apr 2025: 3 May 2025: 1 Jun 2025: 1 Jul 2025: 5 Aug 2025: 2 Sep 2025: 3 Nov 2025: 6 Dec 2025: 5 Jan 2026: 1 Feb 2026: 4 Mar 2026: 2 Apr 2026: 3 May 2026: 4

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Clofazimine versus Nitrofurantoin, May 2026
Measure Clofazimine Nitrofurantoin
Items, May 2026 4 333,741
Items, last 12 months 37 4,416,505
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,021 £2,268,636

See the full profile for Clofazimine or Nitrofurantoin.