Between 2010 and 2022, the number of consumers of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy increased overall. According to the data, the highest figure was recorded in 2019, when approximately 25.9 million drug consumers were recorded in the country. The next year, this number dropped to just below 23.9 million, the lowest figure registered in the period under consideration. As of 2022, roughly 24.5 million Italians took medicines in the two days preceding the survey.
Number of consumers of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2010 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
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Istat. (August 4, 2023). Number of consumers of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/581893/pharmaceutical-drugs-consume-in-italy/
Istat. "Number of consumers of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/581893/pharmaceutical-drugs-consume-in-italy/
Istat. (2023). Number of consumers of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/581893/pharmaceutical-drugs-consume-in-italy/
Istat. "Number of Consumers of Pharmaceutical Drugs in Italy from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Aug 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/581893/pharmaceutical-drugs-consume-in-italy/
Istat, Number of consumers of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/581893/pharmaceutical-drugs-consume-in-italy/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Number of consumers of pharmaceutical drugs in Italy from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Istat, August 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/581893/pharmaceutical-drugs-consume-in-italy/