
Consumption of drugs belonging to category A in Italy 2016-2022
The consumption of drugs belonging to category A in Italy increased overall between 2016 and 2022. Category A drugs include drugs used to treat chronic diseases, which are usually provided to patients for free by the NHS or which are available by paying a rate of the total price. According to the data, the consumption of medications provided by the NHS to treat chronic diseases amounted to approximately 24.6 billion daily defined doses (DDD) in 2022.