Resources

The primary sources behind the articles and the PharmaPlanTest prototype. Every figure on this site should be traceable to one of these.

Italian pharmaceutical data

• AIFA — Agenzia Italiana del FarmacoItalian Medicines Agency: authorisations, reimbursement decisions, reports.
• OsMed Interattivo (AIFA)Spending and consumption by therapeutic category, region and channel.
• Liste di trasparenza (AIFA)Reference prices of off-patent medicines by package.
• Farmaci carenti (AIFA)Official list of medicine shortages, downloadable as CSV with ATC codes.

Population and epidemiology

• ISTAT — mortality dataMonthly regional deaths, used as a proxy for epidemic pressure.
• ISTAT — Istituto Nazionale di StatisticaPopulation, ageing and regional demographic data.
• ECDC — European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlEU surveillance of infectious and respiratory diseases.

Classifications and standards

• WHO ATC/DDD IndexOfficial ATC codes and Defined Daily Doses.
• HL7 FHIRHealth data interoperability standard.
• Fascicolo Sanitario ElettronicoItaly's national electronic health file.

Regulation

• EU AI Act — Regulation (EU) 2024/1689Rules for AI systems, including high-risk obligations.
• European Health Data Space — Regulation (EU) 2025/327Primary and secondary use of health data in the EU.
• GDPR — Regulation (EU) 2016/679Personal and health data protection.
• EMA — European Medicines AgencyCentralised EU authorisation, orphan and advanced therapy designations.
• Ministero della SaluteItalian Ministry of Health.