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Medications in Italy

How prescription medications are regulated, dispensed and bought in Italy. The medicines regulator is AIFA (Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco), and prices are quoted in EUR.

Regulator
AIFA (Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco)
Currency
EUR

Prescription rules

Italy uses class A (mostly free under SSN), class C (patient pays) and SOP/OTC tiers. Prescriptions are issued via SSN doctors with electronic prescriptions widely adopted.

Pharmacy practice

Italian farmacie are heavily regulated independent businesses, with a strong pharmacist-as-consultant tradition. Para-farmacie can sell OTC products outside the traditional pharmacy network.

Buying online

Online sale of prescription medication is not permitted in Italy; AIFA-registered online pharmacies handle OTC only. Tele-prescribing through SSN doctors has expanded for chronic conditions.

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