
Pharmaceutical revenue within basic health insurance in the Netherlands 2008-2021
Between 2013 and 2020, the revenue of pharmaceutical care increased annually. In 2021, the total revenue of pharmaceutical care within the basic health insurance amounted to approximately 4.7 billion euros. This was an increase of 75 million euros compared to the previous year. Within the 2008 to 2021 period, the revenue of pharmaceutical care in the Netherlands peaked in 2011, at approximately five billion euros.