Between 2012 and 2020, the total volume of pharmaceutical drugs consumed in Italy remained rather stable. The lowest value was registered at the beginning of the period, when roughly 1.8 billion packages were sold. On the other hand, the number of packages consumed peaked in 2016 at around 1.9 billion units. As of 2020, this figure was just below 1.9 billion euros.
Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2012 to 2020
(in million units)
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Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. (July 23, 2021). Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2012 to 2020 (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/800091/consumption-of-drugs-in-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. "Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2012 to 2020 (in million units)." Chart. July 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/800091/consumption-of-drugs-in-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. (2021). Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2012 to 2020 (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/800091/consumption-of-drugs-in-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. "Consumption of Pharmaceutical Drugs in Italy from 2012 to 2020 (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/800091/consumption-of-drugs-in-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco, Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2012 to 2020 (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/800091/consumption-of-drugs-in-italy/ (last visited May 17, 2022)
