In 2020, total revenue of Italian pharmacies amounted to almost 2.4 billion euros. This statistic breaks this figure down by product category. According to the data, slightly more than half of the total revenue was generated by class A prescription drugs. Self-medication products accounted for approximately 9.3 percent of Italian pharmacies' total revenue.
Distribution of total pharmacies' sales volume in Italy in 2020, by product category
*This category includes products such as: disinfectants and substances marketed as germicidal or bactericidal, insecticides for domestic and civil use, insect repellents, topicides and ratticides for domestic and civil use.
In order to be placed on the Italian market, medical-surgical aids must be authorized by the Ministry of Health.
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Federfarma. (July 27, 2021). Distribution of total pharmacies' sales volume in Italy in 2020, by product category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865380/distribution-of-pharmacies-turnover-by-category-in-italy/
Federfarma. "Distribution of total pharmacies' sales volume in Italy in 2020, by product category." Chart. July 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865380/distribution-of-pharmacies-turnover-by-category-in-italy/
Federfarma. (2021). Distribution of total pharmacies' sales volume in Italy in 2020, by product category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865380/distribution-of-pharmacies-turnover-by-category-in-italy/
Federfarma. "Distribution of Total Pharmacies' Sales Volume in Italy in 2020, by Product Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865380/distribution-of-pharmacies-turnover-by-category-in-italy/
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Distribution of total pharmacies' sales volume in Italy in 2020, by product category [Graph], Federfarma, July 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865380/distribution-of-pharmacies-turnover-by-category-in-italy/
