In 2021, Italian citizens spent over one billion euros to buy brand (off patent) drugs instead of the generic equivalent that would have been reimbursed by the National Health Service. According to the data, Lombardy was the region where the value of allowance paid by citizens for medicines was the highest, amounting to a total of 137 million euros, followed by Lazio with 133 million euros, and Campania with 126 million euros.
Difference in price between brand drugs and generics paid by citizens for medicines in 2021, by region
(in million euros)
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Egualia. (July 5, 2022). Difference in price between brand drugs and generics paid by citizens for medicines in 2021, by region (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/795767/price-rate-paid-by-citizens-for-medicines-by-region-in-italy/
Egualia. "Difference in price between brand drugs and generics paid by citizens for medicines in 2021, by region (in million euros)." Chart. July 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/795767/price-rate-paid-by-citizens-for-medicines-by-region-in-italy/
Egualia. (2022). Difference in price between brand drugs and generics paid by citizens for medicines in 2021, by region (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/795767/price-rate-paid-by-citizens-for-medicines-by-region-in-italy/
Egualia. "Difference in Price between Brand Drugs and Generics Paid by Citizens for Medicines in 2021, by Region (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/795767/price-rate-paid-by-citizens-for-medicines-by-region-in-italy/
Egualia, Difference in price between brand drugs and generics paid by citizens for medicines in 2021, by region (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/795767/price-rate-paid-by-citizens-for-medicines-by-region-in-italy/ (last visited January 07, 2025)
Difference in price between brand drugs and generics paid by citizens for medicines in 2021, by region (in million euros) [Graph], Egualia, July 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/795767/price-rate-paid-by-citizens-for-medicines-by-region-in-italy/
