Between 2009 and 2023, generic drugs became more and more prominent into the hospitals' market in Italy. This statistic shows different trends in generic drugs consumption in hospitals in the country. According to the data, the share of generic drugs of the total sales volume in hospitals, in particular, increased threefold, going from 10 percent in 2009 to 33.5 percent in 2023.
Share of generic drugs on sales volume, sales value (ex factory) and sales value (average price) of drugs in Italian hospitals from 2009 to 2023*
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Share of generic drugs over sales volume
Share of generic drugs over sales value (ex factory)
Share of generic drugs over sales value (average price)
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Share of generic drugs on sales volume, sales value (ex factory) and sales value (average price) of drugs in Italian hospitals from 2009 to 2023*
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Egualia. (May 17, 2024). Share of generic drugs on sales volume, sales value (ex factory) and sales value (average price) of drugs in Italian hospitals from 2009 to 2023* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334964/trends-in-generic-drugs-consumption-in-hospitals-in-italy/
Egualia. "Share of generic drugs on sales volume, sales value (ex factory) and sales value (average price) of drugs in Italian hospitals from 2009 to 2023*." Chart. May 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334964/trends-in-generic-drugs-consumption-in-hospitals-in-italy/
Egualia. (2024). Share of generic drugs on sales volume, sales value (ex factory) and sales value (average price) of drugs in Italian hospitals from 2009 to 2023*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334964/trends-in-generic-drugs-consumption-in-hospitals-in-italy/
Egualia. "Share of Generic Drugs on Sales Volume, Sales Value (Ex Factory) and Sales Value (Average Price) of Drugs in Italian Hospitals from 2009 to 2023*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334964/trends-in-generic-drugs-consumption-in-hospitals-in-italy/
Egualia, Share of generic drugs on sales volume, sales value (ex factory) and sales value (average price) of drugs in Italian hospitals from 2009 to 2023* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334964/trends-in-generic-drugs-consumption-in-hospitals-in-italy/ (last visited May 07, 2025)
Share of generic drugs on sales volume, sales value (ex factory) and sales value (average price) of drugs in Italian hospitals from 2009 to 2023* [Graph], Egualia, May 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334964/trends-in-generic-drugs-consumption-in-hospitals-in-italy/
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