Sales of prescription drugs, up by 10.7% in Romania
Romanian doctors issued prescriptions for drugs worth EUR 836 million in the first quarter of the year. The amount, which is based on distribution prices, went up by 10.7% compared to 2014, according to market analysis company Cegedim,…
Romania Insider · Journalist
· Updated · 1 min read
Romanian doctors issued prescriptions for drugs worth EUR 836 million in the first quarter of the year. The amount, which is based on distribution prices, went up by 10.7% compared to 2014, according to market analysis company Cegedim, reports local Mediafax. Non-prescription drugs reached EUR 141.5 million, up 27.7% year-on-year. The drugs in hospitals totaled EUR 8.5 billion, up 11.5% compared to the first quarter of 2014. The drugs for the respiratory system increased by 15.3%, those for blood and hematopoietic organs grew by 14.4% and the ones for the digestive system rose by 11%. editor@romania-insider.com
