This chart represents the volume of drugs in the eight largest classes of general medicine dispensed in Europe in 2014, by country, in number of standard units per capita. That year, in France, there were about 420 standard units of medicine consumed per capita.
Volume of medicines from the eight main classes of general medicine dispensed in Europe in 2014, by country*
(in number of standard units per capita)
Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom
Survey time period
2014
Supplementary notes
* The eight most common therapeutic classes are antibiotics, antidepressants, oral anti-diabetics, antihypertensives, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), lipid-lowering drugs, anti-asthmatics, anxiolytics and hypnotics.
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Cnamts. (July 2, 2015). Volume of medicines from the eight main classes of general medicine dispensed in Europe in 2014, by country* (in number of standard units per capita) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/768671/volume-drugs-eight-main-classes-medicine-general-exemptions-europe-country/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Cnamts. (2015). Volume of medicines from the eight main classes of general medicine dispensed in Europe in 2014, by country* (in number of standard units per capita). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/768671/volume-drugs-eight-main-classes-medicine-general-exemptions-europe-country/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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