Categories A and H comprise drugs used to treat chronic diseases usually provided free of charge by the Italian NHS, and drugs used only in hospitals and health centers, which cannot be sold in public pharmacies. This statistic shows the pharmaceutical expenditure for drugs belonging to these two categories in Italy between January and December 2023. According to the data, the total spending for innovative drugs used in hospitals amounted to roughly *** million euros. This statistic shows the pharmaceutical expenditure for drugs belonging to categories A and H in Italy in 2023, by type.
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Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. (July 17, 2024). Pharmaceutical expenditure for drugs belonging to categories A and H in Italy in 2023, by type (in 1,000 euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/821312/pharmaceutical-expenditure-for-drugs-of-categories-a-h-by-type-in-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. "Pharmaceutical expenditure for drugs belonging to categories A and H in Italy in 2023, by type (in 1,000 euros)." Chart. July 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/821312/pharmaceutical-expenditure-for-drugs-of-categories-a-h-by-type-in-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. (2024). Pharmaceutical expenditure for drugs belonging to categories A and H in Italy in 2023, by type (in 1,000 euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/821312/pharmaceutical-expenditure-for-drugs-of-categories-a-h-by-type-in-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. "Pharmaceutical Expenditure for Drugs Belonging to Categories A and H in Italy in 2023, by Type (in 1,000 Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/821312/pharmaceutical-expenditure-for-drugs-of-categories-a-h-by-type-in-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco, Pharmaceutical expenditure for drugs belonging to categories A and H in Italy in 2023, by type (in 1,000 euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/821312/pharmaceutical-expenditure-for-drugs-of-categories-a-h-by-type-in-italy/ (last visited July 11, 2025)
Pharmaceutical expenditure for drugs belonging to categories A and H in Italy in 2023, by type (in 1,000 euros) [Graph], Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco, July 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/821312/pharmaceutical-expenditure-for-drugs-of-categories-a-h-by-type-in-italy/
