Italian drug spending down 6% in September
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The latest data from Italy, despite having no connection with any clinical trial result, are certainly statistical and definitely significant. Retail spending on pharmaceuticals in Italy fell by 5.8% year on year in September, according to the latest data from the national statistics agency ISTAT. This represented the sharpest drop of any product type in a month when overall retail sales were down by 1.7%.