This statistic shows the global regional medicine spending as of October 2014, sorted by type of medicine. At this time, some 49 percent of North America's spending on medicines went on branded medicine. Thus, North America has the largest share of branded drug revenue among all world regions.
Global regional medicine spending as of 2014, by type of medicine*
* Other: OTC products and Rx products that never had patent protection and launched prior to expiration of the originator product.
Asia: China, India, Russia, CIS state, SE Asia, Oceania and Japan.
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IMS Health (Institute for Healthcare Informatics,). (November 24, 2014). Global regional medicine spending as of 2014, by type of medicine* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/280576/global-medicine-spending-by-type/
IMS Health (Institute for Healthcare Informatics,). "Global regional medicine spending as of 2014, by type of medicine*." Chart. November 24, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/280576/global-medicine-spending-by-type/
IMS Health (Institute for Healthcare Informatics,). (2014). Global regional medicine spending as of 2014, by type of medicine*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/280576/global-medicine-spending-by-type/
IMS Health (Institute for Healthcare Informatics,). "Global Regional Medicine Spending as of 2014, by Type of Medicine*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2014, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/280576/global-medicine-spending-by-type/
IMS Health (Institute for Healthcare Informatics,), Global regional medicine spending as of 2014, by type of medicine* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/280576/global-medicine-spending-by-type/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Global regional medicine spending as of 2014, by type of medicine* [Graph], IMS Health (Institute for Healthcare Informatics,), November 24, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/280576/global-medicine-spending-by-type/
