Nitrofurantoin
Nitrofurantoin was ranked 73rd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 333,741 items, down 5.0% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Nitrofurantoin: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Antibacterial drugs
- Presentations 11 shown
- Average cost / item £6.80
- Year on year Down 5.0% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Nitrofurantoin this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrofurantoin 100mg modified-release capsules | 0501130R0AAAGAG | 292,779 | £1,838,085 |
| Nitrofurantoin 50mg capsules | 0501130R0AAAAAA | 19,229 | £26,330 |
| Nitrofurantoin 50mg tablets | 0501130R0AAADAD | 9,252 | £29,668 |
| Nitrofurantoin 100mg tablets | 0501130R0AAAEAE | 6,145 | £19,772 |
| Nitrofurantoin 100mg capsules | 0501130R0AAABAB | 4,525 | £29,544 |
| Nitrofurantoin 25mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 0501130R0AAACAC | 1,763 | £318,701 |
| Nitrofurantoin 25mg/5ml oral liquid | 0501130R0AAAMAM | 38 | £4,181 |
| Macrobid 100mg modified-release capsules | 0501130R0BGAAAG | 7 | £41 |
| Nitrofurantoin 13.5mg/5ml oral liquid | 0501130R0AACECE | 1 | £398 |
| Nitrofurantoin 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 0501130R0AACMCM | 1 | £298 |
| Nitrofurantoin 50mg/5ml oral liquid | 0501130R0AAANAN | 1 | £1,617 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Nitrofurantoin is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Nitrofurantoin volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 5,537
- Holderness Health 3,507
- Granta Medical Practices 3,003
- The Ridings Medical Group 2,685
- Beacon Medical Group 2,314
- Mendip Vale Medical Practice 2,092
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Nitrofurantoin with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Nitrofurantoin is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.