Drug expenditure dynamics 1995–2020: understanding medicine spending in context

Drug expenditure dynamics 1995–2020: understanding medicine spending in context While the level of drug expenditure is closely watched and often commented upon, the composition of that expenditure and its dynamics are not as well understood. Typically, official statistics of drug spending only include drugs dispensed in pharmacies and do not include drugs used in hospitals, an issue which raises questions about their representativeness of total drug spending. This report includes estimates of total drug spending, including hospitals and net of discounts and rebates. These estimates have been based on official statistics from government agencies in the countries where available, in some cases not previously published internationally. IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science