Barcelona, 30 jul (EFE).-the pharmaceutical expenditure rose last June in Catalonia a 2.78% over the same month of the previous year as a result of the collection of drugs made by citizens before the entry into force of the State co-payment and the euro by recipe.

Moreover, according to data from the Ministry of health, recipes increased that month by 11.26% in Catalonia, although the average expenditure per recipe declined a 7.62%.

numerous citizens advanced the purchase of prescription drugs to middle of June to save the euro by recipe of the Generalitat catalana, which was applied on June 23, and the new pharmaceutical, co-payment which is established the July 1.

in the whole of Spain, the collection of drugs pharmaceutical expenditure rose 3.18% in comparison to the previous month and the number of prescriptions increased 10,11%, but the average expenditure per recipe fell 6.29%.

No Echter, de gemiddelde uitgaven per recept in de eerste helft van het jaar in het geheel van Spanje stond op niveaus laagste in de afgelopen 14 jaar, met een daling van 6,5 procent ten opzichte van de eerste zes maanden van vorig jaar.

in Catalonië, de besparingen nog groter was en de gemiddelde uitgaven per recept daalde 8,69% in de eerste helft omhoog tot 11.10 euro.

in dezelfde periode, uitgaven via recept was in Catalonië voor 865.250.433 euro, 5,25% minder dan met betrekking tot de eerste zes maanden van vorig jaar.

daarentegen het aantal facturen voorgeschreven in de eerste helft in Catalonië 3,77% groeide.