Expenditure on OTC drugs as share of private expenditure in Italy 2007-2021
Between 2007 and 2020, the expenditure on over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals as a share of private retail expenditure on pharmaceuticals in Italy increased considerably. In fact, this share went from 11 percent in 2007 to 16.2 percent in 2020. However, in 2021, this figure decreased again, amounting to 13.6 percent. This statistic shows the expenditure on over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals as a share of private expenditure on retail pharmaceuticals in Italy from 2007 to 2021.