United Kingdom· GB-APID-623211000001101
Macrodantin 50mg capsules
A nitrofurantoin product containing nitrofurantoin, registered in United Kingdom by Advanz Pharma. The same ATC class is registered in 16 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Nitrofurantoin is registered in 16 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC J01XE01 (nitrofurantoin), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: United Kingdom, from NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- 9 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Nitrofurantoin · ATC J01XE01
16 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Canada
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Franceprice
- Germany
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Italyprice
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Sweden
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
Price per daily dose
What a daily dose of nitrofurantoin costs, country by country.
Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (0.2 g), the median price runs from $0.66 in United States to $1.32 in Switzerland — a ×2.0 gap.
- 3 markets with a comparable price for this class
- Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
- US figures are pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not retail
Nitrofurantoin · price per daily dose (0.2 g)
USD · FX 28 Sept 2026
- CH Switzerland$1.32
- IT Italy$0.89
- US United States$0.66 (acquisition cost)
The record
At a glance
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Nitrofurantoin
- Manufacturer
- Advanz Pharma
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- J01XE01
- ATC class
- Nitrofurantoin
- Defined daily dose
- 0.2 g, O
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- September 13, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
- gtin5021691400127
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Interactions
237 interactions on record for nitrofurantoin.
Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 4 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.
- Severity for every pair — free, no plan needed
- The source, licence and sync date on every record
- Mechanism and what to do for each pair — Growth plan
Nitrofurantoin · interactions on record
237 records
- 4 severe
- 108 moderate
- 21 minor
- 103 info
Most severe, free to view
- LeflunomidL04AA13severe
- TeriflunomidL04AA31severe
- LeflunomideL04AK01severe
- TeriflunomideL04AK02severe
1 more interaction with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.
Sign in to check- Interaction severity from DDInter 2.0 (Xiong G. et al., Nucleic Acids Res.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 — free for non-commercial use only; not covered by the Drug Database commercial licence.
Same medicine, other countries
Nitrofurantoin in 15 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United StatesMacrodantinAlmatica Pharma LLC
- NetherlandsFuradantine MC 50 mg, capsulesAmdipharm Limited
- CzechiaAURUVENLITcon Pharma SE, Praha 8
- IrelandMacrodantin 50 mg hard capsulesAmdipharm Limited
- BelgiumFuradantine MC 50 mgAmdipharm
- ItalyNEOFURADANTINGRUNENTHAL ITALIA S.R.L.
- NorwayFuradantineMerck
- CanadaJAMP NITROFURANTOINJAMP PHARMA CORPORATION
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 28 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Furadantin Retard, Nitrofurantoin Agepha
- Belgium · Furadantine Mc, Nitrofurantoin Activase
- Bulgaria · Фуролин
- Cyprus · Furolin, Macrodantin
- Czechia · Nostiriazyn
- Germany · Furadantin Retard, Furadantin Rp
- Denmark · Foragen, Nitrofurantoin "eql Pharma"
- Estonia · Magromag, Nitrofurantoin Orifarm
- Spain · Furantoína
- Finland · Foragen, Furuti
- France · Furadantine
- Greece · Furolin, Nitrofurantoin Iasis
- Croatia · Ninur, Nitrofurantoin Galenika
- Hungary · Nitrofurantoin Pharmsol, Nitrofurantoin-Chinoin
- Ireland · Macrobid, Macrodantin
- Iceland · Furadantin
- Italy · Furedan, Nitrofurantoina Doc
- Lithuania · Furadonins, Magromag
- Luxembourg · Furadantine Mc
- Latvia · Furadonīns, Magromag
- Malta · Furolin, Macrodantin
- Netherlands · Foragen, Furabid
- Norway · Foragen, Furadantin
- Portugal · Furadantina Mc, Nitrofurantoin Activase
- Romania · Furolin, Nitrofurantoina Arena
- Sweden · Foragen, Furadantin
- Slovenia · Macrobid, Nitrofurantoin Activase 100 Mg
- Slovakia · Nitrofurantoin Olikla, Nitrofurantoin Pharmevid
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/1c4c7576-9013-4aa1-85cf-86f24f637401 GET /v1/drugs/1c4c7576-9013-4aa1-85cf-86f24f637401?format=fhir
Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.
{
"apid": "623211000001101",
"desc": "Macrodantin 50mg capsules (Advanz Pharma)",
"form": "Oral capsule",
"vpid": "41953111000001108",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "776927008",
"strength": "50 mg",
"substance": "Nitrofurantoin",
"ingredient": "Nitrofurantoin",
"supplier_code": "24129411000001106"
}See everything about nitrofurantoin.
This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.