Difference in price between brand drugs and generics in Italy 2021, by region
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.