In 2023, a total of some 45.3 million euros of dispensed antidepressants was compensated and charged by pharmacies in the Netherlands to health insurance companies. This is the highest value since 2015.
Compensated dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2023
(in euros)
Characteristic
Compensation in euros
2023
45,252,000
2022
43,508,600
2021
40,878,600
2020
42,839,600
2019
41,106,700
2018
40,161,300
2017
39,766,200
2016
41,221,500
2015
50,814,800
2014
48,645,800
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Compensation in euros48,645,80048,645,80050,814,80050,814,80041,221,50041,221,50039,766,20039,766,20040,161,30040,161,30041,106,70041,106,70042,839,60042,839,60040,878,60040,878,60043,508,60043,508,60045,252,00045,252,0002014201520162017201820192020202120222023
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The compensation are the costs charged by pharmacies to the health insurance, excluding taxes. The compensation is on the basis of mutual agreements between the insurance companies and pharmacies and therefore can differ per pharmacy. Furthermore, the compensation is excluding the delivery tariff of the pharmacy.
Concerning pharmaceutical goods that are prescribed as well as (outside of institutions like hospitals and nursing homes) provided and compensated on the basis of the health insurance law (ZVW).
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National Health Care Institute . (May 13, 2024). Compensated dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2023 (in euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/718626/compensation-of-dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
National Health Care Institute . "Compensated dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2023 (in euros)." Chart. May 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/718626/compensation-of-dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
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National Health Care Institute . "Compensated Dispensed Antidepressants in The Netherlands from 2014 to 2023 (in Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/718626/compensation-of-dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
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