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Tigecycline vs Nitrofurantoin

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated October 2022

Nitrofurantoin was dispensed 333,741.0× as often as Tigecycline in October 2022 — 333,741 items versus 1 in England.

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Tigecycline · October 2022

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

333,741items

Nitrofurantoin · October 2022

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Tigecycline   ·   ╌ Nitrofurantoin

0 204k 408k Feb 2021 May 2021 Jun 2021 Oct 2022 Nitrofurantoin 1 Feb 2021: 1 May 2021: 4 Jun 2021: 1 Oct 2022: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to October 2022

Tigecycline versus Nitrofurantoin, October 2022
Measure Tigecycline Nitrofurantoin
Items, October 2022 1 333,741
Items, last 12 months 7 4,416,505
Net ingredient cost, October 2022 £291 £2,268,636

See the full profile for Tigecycline or Nitrofurantoin.