Răchitoasa is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania.

It is composed of fifteen villages: Barcana, Bucșa, Buda, Burdusaci, Dănăila, Dumbrava, Farcașa, Fundătura Răchitoasa, Hăghiac, Magazia, Movilița, Oprișești, Putini, Răchitoasa, and Tochilea.

[2] The commune is situated on the Moldavian Plateau, at an altitude of 178 m (584 ft), on the banks of the river Zeletin.

Răchitoasa is crossed by county road DJ241, which leads to the north to Colonești and Izvoru Berheciului and to the south to Motoșeni, Glăvănești, and Podu Turcului.

Built in 1697 and then used by Greek monks, the monastery was transformed during the rule of Alexandru Ioan Cuza into a leper house, and later was turned into a nursing home.