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Fosfomycin trometamol vs Nitrofurantoin

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

Nitrofurantoin was dispensed 20.4× as often as Fosfomycin trometamol in March 2026 — 361,710 items versus 17,719 in England.

17,719items

Fosfomycin trometamol · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

361,710items

Nitrofurantoin · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Fosfomycin trometamol versus Nitrofurantoin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Fosfomycin trometamol   ·   ╌ Nitrofurantoin

Nitrofurantoin 17,719

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Fosfomycin trometamol versus Nitrofurantoin, March 2026
Measure Fosfomycin trometamol Nitrofurantoin
Items, March 2026 17,719 361,710
Items, last 12 months 203,096 4,429,854
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £191,865 £2,481,311

See the full profile for Fosfomycin trometamol or Nitrofurantoin.