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)
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Statistics on Pharmaceutical market in Italy
Market overview
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Pharmaceutical sales value and volume
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Prices of pharmaceuticals and expenditure
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Outlook
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Federfarma. (July 27, 2021). Sales volume of pharmaceutical products sold in pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865442/sales-volume-of-pharmaceutical-products-by-category-in-italy/
Federfarma. "Sales volume of pharmaceutical products sold in pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865442/sales-volume-of-pharmaceutical-products-by-category-in-italy/
Federfarma. (2021). Sales volume of pharmaceutical products sold in pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865442/sales-volume-of-pharmaceutical-products-by-category-in-italy/
Federfarma. "Sales Volume of Pharmaceutical Products Sold in Pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by Category (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865442/sales-volume-of-pharmaceutical-products-by-category-in-italy/
Federfarma, Sales volume of pharmaceutical products sold in pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865442/sales-volume-of-pharmaceutical-products-by-category-in-italy/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Sales volume of pharmaceutical products sold in pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category (in 1,000s) [Graph], Federfarma, July 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865442/sales-volume-of-pharmaceutical-products-by-category-in-italy/