This statistic depicts the pharmaceutical retail net expenditure in Italy as of 2015, by type of drug. According to data, patent protected drugs required the highest level of spending (4.3 billion euros), followed by off patent brands (2.7 billion euros). Generic medicines, on the other hand, were the ones with the lowest expenditure value.
Pharmaceutical retail net expenditure in Italy in 2015, by type of drug
(in billion euros)
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IQVIA. (February 21, 2017). Pharmaceutical retail net expenditure in Italy in 2015, by type of drug (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/797849/pharmaceutical-retail-net-expenditure-by-type-of-drug-in-italy/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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IQVIA. (2017). Pharmaceutical retail net expenditure in Italy in 2015, by type of drug (in billion euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797849/pharmaceutical-retail-net-expenditure-by-type-of-drug-in-italy/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
IQVIA. "Pharmaceutical Retail Net Expenditure in Italy in 2015, by Type of Drug (in Billion Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797849/pharmaceutical-retail-net-expenditure-by-type-of-drug-in-italy/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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