In the original article, there was a mistake in Table 2 as published. The item “NON prescription (C and Cbis)”, should have been listed as “NON prescription (C)”. Additionally, there was a mistake in Figure 1 as published. The horizontal axis interval was incorrect, therefore rendering the labels ineligible. The corrected Table 2 and Figure 1 appears below.
Table 2
| Items | Switchable market | Overall market 2015 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volumes (thousands of units) | 133,567 | 1,662,800 | 8.0% |
| Reimbursed prescription only (A) | 95,965 | 1,336,523 | 7.2% |
| NON Reimbursed prescription only (C) | 24,529 | 251,482 | 9.8% |
| NON prescription (C) | 13,073 | 74,795 | 17.5% |
| Expenditure (million Euro) | 1,677 | 15,979 | 10.5% |
| Reimbursed prescription only (A) | 1,198 | 12,295 | 9.7% |
| NON Reimbursed prescription only (C) | 316 | 3,038 | 10.4% |
| NON prescription (C) | 162 | 646 | 25.1% |
Market of switchable drugs (2015).
Source: own elaboration on IQVIA data.
Figure 1
The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.
Summary
Keywords
switch, OTC, economic impact, self-medication, pharmaceutical expenditure
Citation
Otto MH, Pillarella C and Jommi C (2019) Corrigendum: The Economic Impact of a Switch From Prescription-Only to Non-prescription Drugs in Italy. Front. Pharmacol. 10:129. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00129
Received
24 December 2018
Accepted
05 February 2019
Published
05 March 2019
Volume
10 - 2019
Edited and reviewed by
Philippe Van Wilder, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
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*Correspondence: Monica Hildegard Otto monica.otto@unibocconi.it
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