Topic: Pharmaceutical market in Italy

Pharmaceutical market in Italy - Statistics & Facts

Italy is one of the leading pharmaceutical markets worldwide. In 2022, the Southern European country represented the sixth largest pharmaceutical market worldwide. The Italian pharmaceutical industry grew considerably over recent years in terms of production, value added, investments, and trade. Regarding innovation, Italy accounts for over 30 percent of the total number of clinical trials authorized in the European Union.

Number of consumers of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy
24.5m

Number of medical prescriptions issued in Italy
***m

Y-o-Y percentage change in prescription drugs expenditure in Italy 2023
***%

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Industry & Market

Global pharmaceutical market - revenue distribution 2010-2025, by region

Pharmaceutical Products & Market

Most popular OTC and non-prescription drugs in Italy H1 2023

Health Economics

Public pharmaceutical expenditure in Italy 2013-2023

Market overview

Global pharmaceutical market - revenue distribution 2010-2025, by region
Global pharmaceutical market - revenue distribution 2010-2025, by region
Distribution of global pharmaceutical market revenue from 2010 to 2025, by region
Market share of the leading global pharmaceutical markets 2024
Market share of the leading global pharmaceutical markets 2024
Market share of leading 10 national pharmaceutical markets worldwide in 2024
Market value of the pharmaceutical industry by European country 2024
Market value of the pharmaceutical industry by European country 2024
Pharmaceutical market value in selected European countries in 2024 (in million euros)
Leading Italian pharmaceutical companies 2021, by revenue
Leading Italian pharmaceutical companies 2021, by revenue
Leading Italian pharmaceutical companies 2021, by revenue (in million euros)
Share of pharmaceutical drugs market value in Italy 2018-2024, by type
Share of pharmaceutical drugs market value in Italy 2018-2024, by type
Distribution of pharmaceutical drugs market value in Italy from 2018 to 2024, by drugs type
Share of pharmaceutical drugs market volume in Italy 2018-2024, by type
Share of pharmaceutical drugs market volume in Italy 2018-2024, by type
Distribution of pharmaceutical drugs market volume in Italy from 2018 to 2024, by drug type
Percentage change in pharmaceutical market value in Italy Q3 2016-Q4 2022
Percentage change in pharmaceutical market value in Italy Q3 2016-Q4 2022
Year-on-year percentage change in pharmaceutical market value of pharmaceuticals sold by pharmacies in Italy from the 3rd quarter of 2016 to the 4th quarter of 2022
Percentage change in pharmaceutical market volume in Italy Q4 2016-Q4 2022
Percentage change in pharmaceutical market volume in Italy Q4 2016-Q4 2022
Year-on-year percentage change in pharmaceutical market volume of pharmaceuticals sold by pharmacies in Italy from 4th quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2022
Pharmaceutical enterprises in Italy 2023, by capital provenience
Pharmaceutical enterprises in Italy 2023, by capital provenience
Pharmaceutical enterprises in Italy in 2023, by capital provenience

Pharmaceutical sales and revenue

Total value of pharmaceutical sales in Italy 2011-2024
Total value of pharmaceutical sales in Italy 2011-2024
Total value of pharmaceutical sales in Italy from 2011 to 2024 (in billions)
Most prescribed brand name drugs in Italy December 2023, by sales value
Most prescribed brand name drugs in Italy December 2023, by sales value
Most prescribed brand name drugs in Italy in December 2023, by sales value (in 1,000 euros)
Share of leading active ingredients on pharmaceutical sales volume in Italy 2023
Share of leading active ingredients on pharmaceutical sales volume in Italy 2023
Percentage of the most prescribed active ingredients on total pharmaceutical sales volume in Italy in 2023
Pharmaceutical revenue in Italy in 2023, by reimbursable or non-reimbursable drugs
Pharmaceutical revenue in Italy in 2023, by reimbursable or non-reimbursable drugs
Pharmaceutical market revenue of NHS reimbursable and non-reimbursable drugs in Italy in 2023 (in million euros)
Pharmaceutical volume in Italy in 2023, by reimbursable or non-reimbursable drugs
Pharmaceutical volume in Italy in 2023, by reimbursable or non-reimbursable drugs
Pharmaceutical market volume of NHS reimbursable and non-reimbursable drugs in Italy in 2023 (in million units)

Prescription and nonprescription drugs

Number of medical prescriptions issued in Italy 2013-2023
Number of medical prescriptions issued in Italy 2013-2023
Number of medical prescriptions issued in Italy from 2013 to 2023 (in million units)
Market value of prescription drugs in Italy 2001-2023
Market value of prescription drugs in Italy 2001-2023
Market value of prescription drugs in Italy from 2001 to 2023 (in million euros)
Y-o-Y variation in expenditure on prescription drugs in Italy 2017-2023
Y-o-Y variation in expenditure on prescription drugs in Italy 2017-2023
Year on year percentage change in expenditure on prescription drugs in Italy from 2017 to 2023
Market value of non-prescription drugs in Italy 2001-2023
Market value of non-prescription drugs in Italy 2001-2023
Market value of non-prescription drugs in Italy in selected years between 2001 and 2023 (in million euros)*
Sales volume share of non-prescription drugs in Italy 2023, by therapeutic category
Sales volume share of non-prescription drugs in Italy 2023, by therapeutic category
Sales volume share of non-prescription drugs in Italy in 2023, by therapeutic category
Most popular OTC and non-prescription drugs in Italy H1 2023
Most popular OTC and non-prescription drugs in Italy H1 2023
Most popular OTC and non-prescription drugs in Italy in the 1nd half of 2023
Market value of OTC drugs in Italy 2014-2023
Market value of OTC drugs in Italy 2014-2023
Market value of over the counter (OTC) drugs in Italy from 2014 to 2023 (in million euros)

Pharmaceutical consumption

Sales value of drugs in Italy 2023, by ATC
Sales value of drugs in Italy 2023, by ATC
Sales value of drugs in Italy in December 2023, by therapeutic area* (in 1,000 euros)
Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy 2012-2023
Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy 2012-2023
Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2012 to 2023 (in million units)
Consumption of non-prescription drugs in Italy 2014-2026
Consumption of non-prescription drugs in Italy 2014-2026
Consumption of non-prescription drugs in Italy from 2014 to 2026 (in million packages)
Number of consumers of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy 2010-2023
Number of consumers of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy 2010-2023
Number of consumers of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s)
Consumption of most used active ingredients in Italy 2023
Consumption of most used active ingredients in Italy 2023
Consumption levels of most used active ingredients in Italy in 2023 (in DDD per 1,000 inhabitants per day)

Prices of pharmaceuticals and expenditure

Production price of pharmaceuticals on domestic market in Italy 2005-2023
Production price of pharmaceuticals on domestic market in Italy 2005-2023
Production price index of pharmaceuticals sold on the domestic market in Italy from 2005 to 2023
Production price of pharmaceuticals sold on foreign markets in Italy 2005-2023
Production price of pharmaceuticals sold on foreign markets in Italy 2005-2023
Production price index of Italian pharmaceuticals sold on foreign markets from 2005 to 2023
Average price of patented pharmaceuticals in Italy 2010-2024
Average price of patented pharmaceuticals in Italy 2010-2024
Average price of patented pharmaceuticals in Italy from 2010 to 2024 (in euros)
Average price of drugs provided by the NHS in Italy 2010-2024
Average price of drugs provided by the NHS in Italy 2010-2024
Average price of drugs provided by the NHS in Italy from 2010 to 2024 (in euros)
Public pharmaceutical expenditure in Italy 2013-2023
Public pharmaceutical expenditure in Italy 2013-2023
Public pharmaceutical expenditure in Italy from 2013 to 2023 (in million euros)
Private pharmaceutical expenditure in Italy 2011-2023
Private pharmaceutical expenditure in Italy 2011-2023
Private pharmaceutical expenditure in Italy from 2011 to 2023 (in million euros)
Distribution of hospital drugs market volume in Italy 2018-2024, by type
Distribution of hospital drugs market volume in Italy 2018-2024, by type
Distribution of hospital drugs market volume in Italy from 2018 to 2024, by type
Net pharmaceutical expenditure by the Italian NHS on prescription drugs 2012-2022
Net pharmaceutical expenditure by the Italian NHS on prescription drugs 2012-2022
Net pharmaceutical expenditure by the Italian National healthcare Service on class A prescription drugs sold in pharmacies from 2012 to 2022* (in million euros)
Active ingredients impact on pharmaceutical expenditure in Italy 2023
Active ingredients impact on pharmaceutical expenditure in Italy 2023
Cost share of active ingredients with the highest impact on public pharmaceutical expenditure in Italy in 2023

Outlook

World pharmaceutical sales by region forecast 2028
World pharmaceutical sales by region forecast 2028
Projected global pharmaceutical sales for 2028, by region (in billion U.S. dollars)
Pharmaceutical market growth forecast Europe vs global 2024-2029
Pharmaceutical market growth forecast Europe vs global 2024-2029
Market growth forecast for European pharmaceutical markets compared to the global market between 2024 and 2029
Country comparison in spending on medicine 2026
Country comparison in spending on medicine 2026
Projected spending on medicine of selected countries worldwide in 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Revenue in the pharmaceuticals market in Italy 2016-2030
Revenue in the pharmaceuticals market in Italy 2016-2030
Revenue in the pharmaceuticals market in Italy from 2016 to 2030 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Pharma market growth rate in Italy 2017-2030
Pharma market growth rate in Italy 2017-2030
Pharma market growth rate in Italy from 2017 to 2030

Number of consumers of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy
24.5m

Number of medical prescriptions issued in Italy
***m

Y-o-Y percentage change in prescription drugs expenditure in Italy 2023
***%

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- Leading national pharmaceutical market in 2024
- United States
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Market share of the leading global pharmaceutical markets 2024
- Leading European pharmaceutical market
- Germany
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Market value of the pharmaceutical industry by European country 2024
- Leading pharmaceutical company in Italy
- Pfizer S.r.l.
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Leading Italian pharmaceutical companies 2021, by revenue

- Number of packages of pharmaceutical drugs consumed
- *****m units
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Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy 2012-2023
- Consumption value of drugs for the cardiovascular system
- *****m EUR
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Sales value of drugs in Italy 2023, by ATC
- Number of packages of non prescription drugs consumed in Italy
- *****m
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Consumption of non-prescription drugs in Italy 2014-2026
- Most consumed pharmaceutical active ingredients in Italy
- Cholecalciferol
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Consumption of most used active ingredients in Italy 2023

- Market value of prescription drugs in Italy
- ****bn EUR
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Market value of prescription drugs in Italy 2001-2023
- Market value of nonprescription drugs in Italy
- *bn EUR
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Market value of non-prescription drugs in Italy 2001-2023
- Market value of OTC drugs in Italy
- ***bnEUR
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Market value of OTC drugs in Italy 2014-2023

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