Over the last few years, the consumption of biosimilar drugs considerably increased in Italy. In fact, the counting units sold-in to pharmacies by pharmaceutical companies increased about ten times between 2016 and 2023, from roughly *** million to over ** million units. This figure shows the consumption volume of biosimilar drugs in Italy from 2016 to 2023.
Counting units (CU): unit of measurement obtained multiplying the number of packages by their own weight. Data prior to 2022 have been rounded from earlier publications by the same source.
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Egualia. (April 2, 2024). Consumption volume of biosimilar drugs in Italy from 2016 to 2023 (in million counting units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/806547/consumption-volume-of-biosimilar-drugs-in-italy/
Egualia. "Consumption volume of biosimilar drugs in Italy from 2016 to 2023 (in million counting units)." Chart. April 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/806547/consumption-volume-of-biosimilar-drugs-in-italy/
Egualia. (2024). Consumption volume of biosimilar drugs in Italy from 2016 to 2023 (in million counting units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/806547/consumption-volume-of-biosimilar-drugs-in-italy/
Egualia. "Consumption Volume of Biosimilar Drugs in Italy from 2016 to 2023 (in Million Counting Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/806547/consumption-volume-of-biosimilar-drugs-in-italy/
Egualia, Consumption volume of biosimilar drugs in Italy from 2016 to 2023 (in million counting units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/806547/consumption-volume-of-biosimilar-drugs-in-italy/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Consumption volume of biosimilar drugs in Italy from 2016 to 2023 (in million counting units) [Graph], Egualia, April 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/806547/consumption-volume-of-biosimilar-drugs-in-italy/