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Independent analysis of NHS open data
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Norfloxacin vs Nitrofurantoin

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

Nitrofurantoin was dispensed 365,178.0× as often as Norfloxacin in December 2025 — 365,178 items versus 1 in England.

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Norfloxacin · December 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

365,178items

Nitrofurantoin · December 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Norfloxacin   ·   ╌ Nitrofurantoin

0 204k 408k Feb 2021 Apr 2021 Jul 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Dec 2025 Nitrofurantoin 1 Feb 2021: 3 Mar 2021: 6 Apr 2021: 1 Jun 2021: 1 Jul 2021: 1 Aug 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 1 Feb 2022: 2 Mar 2022: 1 Jun 2022: 1 Mar 2023: 1 Dec 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2025

Norfloxacin versus Nitrofurantoin, December 2025
Measure Norfloxacin Nitrofurantoin
Items, December 2025 1 365,178
Items, last 12 months 20 4,415,959
Net ingredient cost, December 2025 £480 £2,460,349

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