Table 2.
OTC consumption of the peripheral assortment for privately insured people in 2016
| Peripheral assortment | Packages | Billing amounta,b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-digit code | Description | in Thousand | in % | in Million € | in % |
| BA | Medical treatment needs | 4709.2 | 46.4 | 86.1 | 47.3 |
| BX | Medicinal products for special therapy options | 3236.8 | 31.9 | 50.0 | 27.4 |
| BB | Pharmaceutical food products | 1609.6 | 15.8 | 39.5 | 21.7 |
| BC | Hygiene and body care products | 526.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 3.1 |
| BF | Pharmacy supplies | 34.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| BV | Medical devices pharmaceutical characters | 34.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| BZ | Veterinary medicinal product | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BE | Pesticides | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BD | Veterinary supplies | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BG | Family planning | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
a The billing amounts are not identical with the benefit amount (the cost reimbursement principle within the private health insurance), b The billing amount included aid and self-participation