The cost of medicine rose around
2% in the first eight months of 2015, Italian State
Pharmaceuticals Agency (AIFA) data showed on Tuesday.
The number of prescriptions fell 2% to a total of 399
million in the same period, AIFA said.
Hospitals spent over four billion euros on pharmaceuticals
in the period, going beyond forecast upper spending limits, the
agency said.
The regions of Tuscany, Puglia and Sardinia spent the most.
The national health service spent some 5.7 billion euros,
which was 0.7% lower compared to the same period in 2014.
The report also found that the share of pharmaceutical
spending footed by citizens in the first eight months of 2015
exceeded one billion euros, up about 20 million euros compared
to the same period of the previous year.
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