The compensation are the costs charged by pharmacies to the health insurance, excluding taxes. The compensation is on the basis of mutual agreements between the insurance companies and pharmacies, and therefore can differ per pharmacy. Furthermore, the compensation is excluding the delivery tariff of the pharmacy.
Concerning pharmaceutical goods that are prescribed as well as (outside of institutions like hospitals and nursing homes) provided and compensated on the basis of the health insurance law (ZVW).
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Compensation of dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands 2014-2024
In 2024, a total of some **** million euros of dispensed antidepressants was compensated and charged by pharmacies in the Netherlands to health insurance companies. This is the highest value since 2015.
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National Health Care Institute . (May 6, 2025). Compensated dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2024 (in euros) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/718626/compensation-of-dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
National Health Care Institute . "Compensated dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2024 (in euros)." Chart. May 6, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/718626/compensation-of-dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
National Health Care Institute . (2025). Compensated dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2024 (in euros). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/718626/compensation-of-dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
National Health Care Institute . "Compensated Dispensed Antidepressants in The Netherlands from 2014 to 2024 (in Euros)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 May 2025, /statistics/718626/compensation-of-dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
National Health Care Institute , Compensated dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2024 (in euros) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/718626/compensation-of-dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Compensated dispensed antidepressants in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2024 (in euros) [Graph], National Health Care Institute , May 6, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/718626/compensation-of-dispensed-antidepressants-in-the-netherlands/
