In 2020, the total volume of pharmaceutical products sold by pharmacies in Italy amounted to almost 2.4 billion units. This statistic breaks down this figure by product category. According to the data, ethical drugs dominated the market with a share of 60.5 percent, while self-medication products accounted for 9.3 percent of the pharmaceutical market volume. This figure shows the market volume share of pharmaceutical products sold by pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category.
Market volume share of pharmaceutical products sold by pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category
*Class A drugs are those drugs whose price can be reimbursed by the Italian National Healthcare Service; class C drugs are the ones whose price is paid by citizens. **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). Market volume share of pharmaceutical products sold by pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865478/market-volume-share-of-pharmaceutical-products-by-category-in-italy/
Federfarma. "Market volume share of pharmaceutical products sold by pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category ." Chart. July 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865478/market-volume-share-of-pharmaceutical-products-by-category-in-italy/
Federfarma. (2021). Market volume share of pharmaceutical products sold by pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865478/market-volume-share-of-pharmaceutical-products-by-category-in-italy/
Federfarma. "Market Volume Share of Pharmaceutical Products Sold by Pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by Category ." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865478/market-volume-share-of-pharmaceutical-products-by-category-in-italy/
Federfarma, Market volume share of pharmaceutical products sold by pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865478/market-volume-share-of-pharmaceutical-products-by-category-in-italy/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Market volume share of pharmaceutical products sold by pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category [Graph], Federfarma, July 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865478/market-volume-share-of-pharmaceutical-products-by-category-in-italy/
