2.4.22. Prescription drug sales (2005–)*(2/2)

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Denomination 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Turnover of subsidized medicines, HUF million
paid by consumers 109 807.0 112 222.7 116 931.0 121 000.2 124 624.7 127 330.7 130 982.6
subsidy 320 857.5 332 081.9 324 612.6 341 724.4 352 774.5 374 209.4 401 483.7
total gross consumer price 430 664.4 444 304.6 441 543.6 462 724.6 477 399.2 501 540.1 532 466.3
Share of reimbursement, %
paid by consumers 25.5 25.3 26.5 26.1 26.1 25.4 24.6
from the budget 3.8 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.3
social security subsidy 70.7 71.3 70.4 71.0 71.1 71.9 73.1
Consumer price index of medicaments and therapeutic equipment, previous year=100,0% 103.9 101.9 102.1 102.1 102.6 102.5 101.9
Per capita medicine turnover of subsidized medicaments in pharmaciesa
prescription, pieces 14.9 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.4 15.3
value of pharmaceutical turnover at consumer prices, HUF 43 532 45 032 44 859 47 149 48 774 51 305 54 494
reimbursement fee, HUF 11 100 11 374 11 875 12 329 12 732 13 040 13 405
*Source: Ministry of Human Capacities. Gross turnover.  aThe data include only the subsidized turnover of public pharmacies. Prescription turnover data of medicines subsidized by 0 % are excluded. 

© Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2011