Market volume share of pharmaceutical products in Italy 2020, by category

Published by
Juliette Gagliardi,
May 31, 2023
In 2020, the total volume of pharmaceutical products sold by pharmacies in Italy amounted to almost 2.4 billion units. This statistic breaks down this figure by product category. According to the data, ethical drugs dominated the market with a share of 60.5 percent, while self-medication products accounted for 9.3 percent of the pharmaceutical market volume. This figure shows the market volume share of pharmaceutical products sold by pharmacies in Italy in 2020, by category.

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

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Release date

July 2021

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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