Sales volume of pharmaceutical products sold in pharmacies in Italy 2020, by category

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 5, 2022

In 2020, total sales volume of Italian pharmacies amounted to almost 2.4 billion units. This statistic breaks this figure down by product category. According to data, the sales of prescription drugs amounted to over 1.4 billion units, while the sales volume of self-medication products surpassed 221 million units. This statistic shows the sales volume of pharmaceutical products sold in pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category.

Sales volume of pharmaceutical products sold in pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Sales volume in thousand units
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Release date

July 2021

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Region

Italy

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

*Class A drugs are those drugs whose price can be reimbursed by the Italian National Healthcare Service; class C drugs are the ones whose price is paid by citizens.
**This category includes products such as: disinfectants and substances marketed as germicidal or bactericidal, insecticides for domestic and civil use, insect repellents, topicides and ratticides for domestic and civil use.

In order to be placed on the Italian market, medical-surgical aids must be authorized by the Ministry of Health.

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