Between 2012 and 2022, the net pharmaceutical expenditure on class A prescription drugs by the National Healthcare Service (NHS) in Italy decreased constantly, except for 2022 when a slight increase compared to the previous year was recorded. According to the data, in 2012 the net pharmaceutical expenditure on prescription drugs amounted to roughly 9.3 billion euros, while by 2022 this figure dropped to around 7.8 billion euros. This statistic shows the net pharmaceutical expenditure by the National Healthcare Service on class A prescription drugs sold in pharmacies in Italy from 2012 to 2022 (in million euros).
Net pharmaceutical expenditure by the Italian National healthcare Service on class A prescription drugs sold in pharmacies from 2012 to 2022*
(in million euros)
*Class A drugs are those drugs whose price can be reimbursed by the Italian National Healthcare Service. Figures provided by the source were rounded.
Figure prior to 2018 from earlier publications by the source.
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Federfarma. (May 26, 2023). Net pharmaceutical expenditure by the Italian National healthcare Service on class A prescription drugs sold in pharmacies from 2012 to 2022* (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/793184/net-pharmaceutical-expenditure-in-italy/
Federfarma. "Net pharmaceutical expenditure by the Italian National healthcare Service on class A prescription drugs sold in pharmacies from 2012 to 2022* (in million euros)." Chart. May 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793184/net-pharmaceutical-expenditure-in-italy/
Federfarma. (2023). Net pharmaceutical expenditure by the Italian National healthcare Service on class A prescription drugs sold in pharmacies from 2012 to 2022* (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793184/net-pharmaceutical-expenditure-in-italy/
Federfarma. "Net Pharmaceutical Expenditure by The Italian National Healthcare Service on Class A Prescription Drugs Sold in Pharmacies from 2012 to 2022* (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793184/net-pharmaceutical-expenditure-in-italy/
Federfarma, Net pharmaceutical expenditure by the Italian National healthcare Service on class A prescription drugs sold in pharmacies from 2012 to 2022* (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793184/net-pharmaceutical-expenditure-in-italy/ (last visited April 21, 2025)
Net pharmaceutical expenditure by the Italian National healthcare Service on class A prescription drugs sold in pharmacies from 2012 to 2022* (in million euros) [Graph], Federfarma, May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/793184/net-pharmaceutical-expenditure-in-italy/
