2.4.22. Prescription drug sales (2005–)*(1/2)

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Denomination 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Turnover of subsidized medicines, HUF million
paid by consumers 90 546.8 105 274.3 121 484.3 110 018.6 115 835.8 116 245.0 113 233.5 104 214.2
subsidy 366 217.1 402 223.0 339 384.1 335 860.3 363 325.9 382 313.3 388 895.5 324 588.8
total gross consumer price 456 763.9 507 497.3 460 868.4 445 878.9 479 161.7 498 558.3 502 129.0 428 803.0
Share of reimbursement, %
paid by consumers 19.8 20.7 26.3 24.7 24.2 23.3 22.6 24.3
from the budget 4.1 3.8 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.8
social security subsidy 76.1 75.5 69.5 71.3 72.1 73.0 73.8 71.9
Consumer price index of medicaments and therapeutic equipment, previous year=100,0% 108.7 103.9 117.5 102.0 105.3 105.6 103.0 104.3
Per capita medicine turnover of subsidized medicaments in pharmaciesa
prescription, pieces 16.1 16.8 14.5 14.3 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.2
value of pharmaceutical turnover at consumer prices, HUF 45 235 50 364 45 784 44 386 47 768 49 856 50 355 43 225
reimbursement fee, HUF 8 967 10 447 12 069 10 952 11 548 11 625 11 355 10 505
*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