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Moxifloxacin vs Nitrofurantoin

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

Nitrofurantoin was dispensed 1,457.4× as often as Moxifloxacin in May 2026 — 333,741 items versus 229 in England.

229items

Moxifloxacin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

333,741items

Nitrofurantoin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Moxifloxacin   ·   ╌ Nitrofurantoin

0 204k 408k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Nitrofurantoin 229 Jan 2021: 389 Feb 2021: 334 Mar 2021: 353 Apr 2021: 343 May 2021: 294 Jun 2021: 309 Jul 2021: 340 Aug 2021: 304 Sep 2021: 336 Oct 2021: 318 Nov 2021: 349 Dec 2021: 402 Jan 2022: 346 Feb 2022: 364 Mar 2022: 338 Apr 2022: 332 May 2022: 323 Jun 2022: 341 Jul 2022: 307 Aug 2022: 332 Sep 2022: 315 Oct 2022: 328 Nov 2022: 362 Dec 2022: 354 Jan 2023: 388 Feb 2023: 321 Mar 2023: 395 Apr 2023: 322 May 2023: 327 Jun 2023: 357 Jul 2023: 349 Aug 2023: 302 Sep 2023: 317 Oct 2023: 363 Nov 2023: 356 Dec 2023: 359 Jan 2024: 369 Feb 2024: 344 Mar 2024: 307 Apr 2024: 344 May 2024: 296 Jun 2024: 277 Jul 2024: 298 Aug 2024: 312 Sep 2024: 345 Oct 2024: 324 Nov 2024: 333 Dec 2024: 346 Jan 2025: 381 Feb 2025: 278 Mar 2025: 295 Apr 2025: 286 May 2025: 264 Jun 2025: 328 Jul 2025: 277 Aug 2025: 247 Sep 2025: 288 Oct 2025: 275 Nov 2025: 258 Jan 2026: 292 Feb 2026: 223 Mar 2026: 252 Apr 2026: 238 May 2026: 229

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Moxifloxacin versus Nitrofurantoin, May 2026
Measure Moxifloxacin Nitrofurantoin
Items, May 2026 229 333,741
Items, last 12 months 3,171 4,379,382
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £7,645 £2,268,636

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