United Kingdom· GB-APID-12917811000001104
Nitrofurantoin 5mg/5ml oral solution
A nitrofurantoin product containing nitrofurantoin, registered in United Kingdom by Special Order. 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
- Special Order
- 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 · 0
No packs listed by the register for this record.
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 StatesMacrobidAlmatica Pharma LLC
- CzechiaAURUVENLITcon Pharma SE, Praha 8
- CanadaAURO-NITROFURANTOIN BIDAURO PHARMA INC
- NetherlandsFuradantine MC 50 mg, capsulesAmdipharm Limited
- IrelandMacroBID 100mg Prolonged-Release CapsulesAmdipharm Limited
- NorwayFuradantinMeda
- BelgiumFuradantine MC 100 mgAmdipharm
- ItalyNEOFURADANTINGRUNENTHAL ITALIA S.R.L.
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/b6d43a0c-7265-4c66-b0c8-85509d12c261 GET /v1/drugs/b6d43a0c-7265-4c66-b0c8-85509d12c261?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": "12917811000001104",
"desc": "Nitrofurantoin 5mg/5ml oral solution (Special Order)",
"form": "Oral solution",
"vpid": "12935511000001100",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "776927008",
"strength": "1 mg",
"substance": "Nitrofurantoin",
"ingredient": "Nitrofurantoin",
"supplier_code": "8286711000001104"
}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.