Pharmaceutical spending in the Canary Islands increases by 2.4% year-on-year in July

Pharmaceutical spending in the Canary Islands reached 61.2 million euros in July 2026, a 1.0% increase from June.

Abstract graph of pharmaceutical spending in the Canary Islands with volcanic landscape elements.
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Abstract graph of pharmaceutical spending in the Canary Islands with volcanic landscape elements.

Pharmaceutical spending in the Canary Islands totaled 61.2 million euros in July 2026, representing a 1.0% increase compared to June and a 2.4% rise from the same month last year.

The Canary Islands Institute of Statistics (ISTAC) has released its Pharmaceutical Indicators for July 2026, reporting a total pharmaceutical expenditure of 61.2 million euros in the Canary Islands. This figure marks a 1.0% increase from June.
Year-on-year, pharmaceutical spending saw a 2.4% growth compared to July 2025, when the expenditure was recorded at 59.7 million euros.
During July, a total of 5.2 million drug packages were invoiced. This quantity is higher than that of June (up 1.36%) and also greater than the same month in 2025, with a 1.35% increase. The average spending per dispensed package was 11.7 euros, a figure slightly lower than the previous month.
Based on information from the official source: ISTAC — Instituto Canario de Estadística (04/09/2026)