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Netherlands· NL-90c9a3af2d5a

Nitrofurantoine Aurobindo MC 50 mg, capsules

A nitrofurantoin product containing nitrofurantoine 0-water, registered in Netherlands by Aurobindo Pharma B.V.. The same ATC class is registered in 16 of our 19 countries.

ATC J01XE01

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Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · NLCBG-MEB (Netherlands)normalisedNitrofurantoine Aurobindo MC 50 mg, …ATCJ01XE01REGISTER NO.NL-90c9a3af2d5aPACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 29, 2026
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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: Netherlands, from CBG-MEB (Netherlands)
  • 9 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
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Nitrofurantoin · ATC J01XE01

16 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Franceprice
  • Germany
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Italyprice
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Sweden
  • Switzerlandprice
  • United Kingdom
  • United Statesprice
Blue: a registration under this ATC code. The ringed marker is this record’s country. Markets marked price publish a price we can compare per daily dose.

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
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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)
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. US = pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not a retail price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

CBG-MEB (Netherlands)
Active substance
NITROFURANTOINE 0-WATER
Manufacturer
Aurobindo Pharma B.V.
Country
Netherlands (NL)
ATC code
J01XE01
ATC class
Nitrofurantoin
Defined daily dose
0.2 g, O
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
CBG-MEB (Netherlands)
Last checked
September 29, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

  • cbg_meb_id
    18152

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
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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.

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  • 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.
Mechanism and what to do, in the interaction check
Source: DDInter 2.0 · synced 29 Sept 2026. Grades as the source publishes them.

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.

All nitrofurantoin products

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
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Aratoin, Furadantin
  • 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
  • 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.

Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of CBG-MEB (Netherlands). This is an informational data service and not a medical device — verify against the official source of record before any clinical decision.

For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/c3ed7b5d-d2bd-4ea0-aae3-4f6952541b48
GET /v1/drugs/c3ed7b5d-d2bd-4ea0-aae3-4f6952541b48?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.

{
  "form": "Capsule, hard",
  "route": "Oraal gebruik",
  "soort": "RVG",
  "source": "cbg_meb",
  "smpc_url": "https://www.geneesmiddeleninformatiebank.nl/smpc/h18152_smpc.pdf",
  "strength": null,
  "atc_label": "Nitrofurantoin",
  "detail_url": "https://www.geneesmiddeleninformatiebank.nl/nl/rvg18152",
  "excipients": [
    "CELLULOSE, MICROKRISTALLIJN (E 460(i))",
    "CROSCARMELLOSE  NATRIUM  (E 468)",
    "GELATINE (E 441)",
    "IJZEROXIDE GEEL (E 172)",
    "MAGNESIUMSTEARAAT (E 470b)",
    "TITAANDIOXIDE (E 171)"
  ],
  "substances": [
    "NITROFURANTOINE 0-WATER"
  ],
  "leaflet_url": "https://www.geneesmiddeleninformatiebank.nl/bijsluiters/h18152.pdf",
  "authorised_at": "1995/08/08",
  "procedure_number": null,
  "dispensing_status": "Uitsluitend recept",
  "registration_number": "18152",
  "additional_monitoring": "N"
}
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