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Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin) vs Nitrofurantoin

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

Nitrofurantoin was dispensed 166,870.5× as often as Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin) in November 2025 — 333,741 items versus 2 in England.

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Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin) · November 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Nitrofurantoin · November 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin) versus Nitrofurantoin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin)   ·   ╌ Nitrofurantoin

0 204k 408k Jan 2021 Aug 2021 Mar 2022 Oct 2022 Jun 2023 Jan 2024 Nov 2025 Nitrofurantoin 2 Jan 2021: 112 Feb 2021: 109 Mar 2021: 125 Apr 2021: 105 May 2021: 98 Jun 2021: 131 Jul 2021: 123 Aug 2021: 94 Sep 2021: 97 Oct 2021: 101 Nov 2021: 90 Dec 2021: 90 Jan 2022: 100 Feb 2022: 70 Mar 2022: 74 Apr 2022: 37 May 2022: 29 Jun 2022: 25 Jul 2022: 17 Aug 2022: 15 Sep 2022: 12 Oct 2022: 8 Nov 2022: 18 Dec 2022: 8 Feb 2023: 1 Mar 2023: 4 Apr 2023: 3 May 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 3 Jul 2023: 1 Aug 2023: 1 Sep 2023: 8 Oct 2023: 4 Nov 2023: 9 Dec 2023: 8 Jan 2024: 17 Feb 2024: 2 Mar 2024: 5 Apr 2024: 8 May 2024: 2 Jul 2024: 1 Aug 2024: 1 Sep 2024: 1 Feb 2025: 1 Apr 2025: 2 Nov 2025: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to November 2025

Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin) versus Nitrofurantoin, November 2025
Measure Co-fluampicil(Flucloxacillin/ampicillin) Nitrofurantoin
Items, November 2025 2 333,741
Items, last 12 months 50 4,416,505
Net ingredient cost, November 2025 £3 £2,268,636

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