The consumption of drugs belonging to category A in Italy increased overall between 2016 and 2023. Category A drugs include drugs used to treat chronic diseases, which are usually provided to patients for free by the NHS or which are available by paying a rate of the total price. According to the data, the consumption of medications provided by the NHS to treat chronic diseases amounted to approximately 24.2 billion daily defined doses (DDD) in 2023.
Consumption of drugs belonging to category A in Italy from 2016 to 2023
(in 1,000 DDD)
Category A pharmaceutical include drugs used to treat chronic diseases, which are usually provided to patients for free by the NHS or which are available by paying a rate of the total price.
DDD = Daily defined dose. Figures have been rounded.
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Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. (July 17, 2024). Consumption of drugs belonging to category A in Italy from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000 DDD) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/821402/category-a-drugs-consumption-in-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. "Consumption of drugs belonging to category A in Italy from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000 DDD)." Chart. July 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/821402/category-a-drugs-consumption-in-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. (2024). Consumption of drugs belonging to category A in Italy from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000 DDD). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/821402/category-a-drugs-consumption-in-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. "Consumption of Drugs Belonging to Category A in Italy from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000 Ddd)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/821402/category-a-drugs-consumption-in-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco, Consumption of drugs belonging to category A in Italy from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000 DDD) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/821402/category-a-drugs-consumption-in-italy/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Consumption of drugs belonging to category A in Italy from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000 DDD) [Graph], Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco, July 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/821402/category-a-drugs-consumption-in-italy/
