Pharmacy Statistics
The Bureau of Drug Statistics of the Estonian State Agency of Medicines has the responsibility to collect data from general pharmacies and hospital pharmacies concerning their sphere of activity. The pharmacies present their reports four times a year. There is no possibility to show the exact quantity or value of each product separately. On pharmacy level only the total value of the market can be counted.
Short reviews of the activity of Estonian pharmacies are now available in pdf format.
Review of Activities of Estonian Pharmacies in 2008
Review of Activities of Estonian Pharmacies in 2007
Review of Activities of Estonian Pharmacies in 2006
Review of Activities of Estonian Pharmacies in 2005
Review of Activities of Estonian Pharmacies in 2004
Review of Activities of Estonian Pharmacies in 2003
The values are presented in retail prices (the price of the manufacturer + wholesaler mark-up + pharmacy mark-up = retail price of medicinal product).
Sales of medicinal products in general and hospital pharmacies (millions EEK)
 | 2001 | % | 2002 | % | 2003 | % | 2004 | % |
| GENERAL PHARMACIES | | | | | | | | |
| Medicinal products (total) | 1274 | 10 | 1365 | 7 | 1580 | 16 | 1884 | 19 |
| Prescription only medicinal products | 929 | 22 | 1033 | 11 | 1186 | 15 | 1471 | 24 |
| Reimbursed medicinal products | 848 | 31 | 950 | 12 | 1067 | 12 | 1326 | 24 |
| Products paid by the sick fund | 577 | 32 | 658 | 14 | 676 | 3 | 855 | 26 |
| Products paid by patient | 271 | 28 | 292 | 8 | 391 | 34 | 472 | 21 |
| OTC products | 341 | -11 | 328 | -4 | 390 | 19 | 408 | 5 |
| Veterinary medicinal products | 4 | -33 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 20 |
| HOSPITAL PHARMACIES | | | | | | | | |
| Medicinal products (total) | 176 | -10 | 216 | 23 | 239 | 11 | 288 | 21 |
| TOTAL (general + hospital pharmacies) | 1450 | 7 | 1581 | 9 | 1819 | 15 | 2172 | 19 |
| 2005 | % | 2006 | % | 2007 | % | 2008 | % |
| GENERAL PHARMACIES | | | | | | | | |
| Medicinal products (total) | 1997 | 6 | 2229 | 12 | 2561 | 15 | 2853 | 11 |
| Prescription only medicinal products | 1536 | 4 | 1718 | 12 | 2001 | 16 | 2281 | 14 |
| Reimbursed medicinal products | 1372 | 3 | 1538 | 12 | 1811 | 18 | 2088 | 15 |
| Products paid by the sick fund | 870 | 2 | 967 | 11 | 1130 | 17 | 1230 | 15 |
| Products paid by patient | 502 | 6 | 570 | 14 | 681 | 19 | 788 | 16 |
| OTC products | 455 | 12 | 505 | 11 | 554 | 10 | 566 | 2 |
| Veterinary medicinal products | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| HOSPITAL PHARMACIES | | | | | | | | |
| Medicinal products (total) | 317 | 10 | 368 | 16 | 495 | 35 | 633 | 28 |
| TOTAL (general + hospital pharmacies) | 2314 | 6 | 2597 | 12 | 3056 | 18 | 3486 | 14 |
Since 2001 the Bureau of Drug Statistics has the responsibility to collect data from veterinary pharmacies. The pharmacies present their statistics four times a year.
| 2005 | % | 2006 | % | 2007 | % | 2008 | % |
| VETERINARY PHARMACIES | | | | | | | | |
| Medicinal products (total) | 10 | -9 | 8 | -20 | 7,9 | -1 | 9,0 | 14 |
| Prescription only medicinal products | 5,4 | 2 | 4,4 | -19 | 4,3 | -2 | 5,1 | 18 |
| OTC products | 4,6 | -19 | 3,6 | -22 | 3,6 | 0 | 3,9 | 9 |
| Other products | 14,9 | -13 | 11,1 | -26 | 11,6 | 4,5 | 11,4 | -1 |
| TOTAL (veterinary pharmacies) | 24,9 | -12 | 19,1 | -23 | 19,5 | 2 | 20,4 | 5 |
Results