Portugal Spends €4.417 Million on Medicines
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In 2025, the SNS spent EUR 2,523 million on medicines in hospitals and EUR 1,893 million on drug-sharing in the outpatient clinic. Expenditure has risen more than 60% since the pandemic.
State expenditure on medicines has grown more than 60% since the pandemic, driven mainly by oncology, rare diseases and innovative therapies
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Record TV EuropaThe expenditure of the National Health Service (NSS) with medicines has increased by more than 60% since the pandemic in 2020, for the first time exceeding 4,417 million euros in the past year. Infarmed data indicate that, in 2025, the NSS spent 2,523.2 million euros on medicines in hospitals and 1,893.8 million dollars on drug-sharing in the outpatient clinic. In total, the expenditure of the NSS with medicines last year reached 4,417 million e…
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