Public expenditure on the most prescribed drugs in Italy 2022, by category
The most prescribed drugs categories in Italy in 2022 are ranked here according to their level of total public expenditure during the year under consideration. According to the data, among the most prescribed drugs, oncological medications were the ones with the highest level of expenditure, with almost 4.4 billion euros. Drugs to treat hypertension followed with a public spending of over two billion euros.