Prescriptions in 2024

The reports are based on data submitted by medical professionals to the NHIS.

Number of issued prescriptions in 2024

25.73M
The report is based on prescriptions registered in the National Health Information System (NHIS) by healthcare professionals during the reporting year.

Data as of 11:07 AM on Sep 1st, 2026

% Dispensed-to-Issued Prescription Rate in 2024

88.75%
A prescription is considered dispensed if at least one of the medicinal products prescribed on it has been dispensed.

Data as of 11:07 AM on Sep 1st, 2026

"region","prescription_count","prescription_count_per_1000","prescription_count_per_10000","prescription_count_per_100000" "BG-01","1160133","4052","40517","405169" "BG-02","1295287","3330","33305","333048" "BG-03","1676269","3831","38313","383129" "BG-04","904632","4514","45138","451384" "BG-05","391898","5556","55555","555553" "BG-06","749700","5135","51349","513486" "BG-07","468966","4999","49987","499873" "BG-08","548948","3780","37805","378045" "BG-09","488482","3268","32679","326792" "BG-10","492075","4636","46365","463649" "BG-11","559163","5046","50456","504555" "BG-12","590651","5239","52392","523919" "BG-13","1157667","5180","51799","517986" "BG-14","432750","3938","39382","393817" "BG-15","1271547","5905","59052","590522" "BG-16","2535201","3988","39885","398849" "BG-17","458834","4613","46133","461330" "BG-18","785992","4224","42237","422365" "BG-19","385789","4124","41239","412392" "BG-20","685773","4051","40507","405066" "BG-21","502302","5548","55482","554821" "BG-22","3610319","2786","27859","278589" "BG-23","911437","4056","40562","405622" "BG-24","1345762","4661","46609","466087" "BG-25","414079","4371","43709","437092" "BG-26","762779","3679","36786","367860" "BG-27","614529","4117","41166","411665" "BG-28","516930","4903","49031","490311" "Непосочено","16423",,, Download CSV (preferably in text editor)

Issued prescriptions by district in 2024

The distribution by district is based on the address of the healthcare facility where the prescription was issued. Values “per 10,000 people” are calculated based on population data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
Region

value

Yambol Shumen Haskovo Targovishte Stara Zagora Sofia oblast Sofia (capital) Smolyan Sliven Silistra Ruse Razgrad Plovdiv Pleven Pernik Pazardzhik Montana Lovech Kyustendil Kardzhali Dobrich Gabrovo Vratsa Vidin Veliko Tarnovo Varna Burgas Blagoevgrad

Data as of 11:07 AM on Sep 1st, 2026

month,prescription_type,prescription_count Ян. / Jan,"Рецепта - тройна реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed, Tripple",747118 Ян. / Jan,Рецепта - реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed,666968 Ян. / Jan,Рецепта - обикновена (бяла) / Prescription - Standard,258146 Ян. / Jan,Рецепта - зелена / Prescription - Drugs with Narcotic Substances,72978 Ян. / Jan,Рецепта за военноивалиди / Prescription for Disabled Solders,100 Ян. / Jan,Рецепта за ветерани / Prescription for Veterans,15 Ян. / Jan,Рецепта - жълта / Prescription - Narcotic Substances,1679 Февр. / Feb,"Рецепта - тройна реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed, Tripple",696468 Февр. / Feb,Рецепта - реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed,647369 Февр. / Feb,Рецепта - обикновена (бяла) / Prescription - Standard,176125 Февр. / Feb,Рецепта - зелена / Prescription - Drugs with Narcotic Substances,69150 Февр. / Feb,Рецепта за военноивалиди / Prescription for Disabled Solders,108 Февр. / Feb,Рецепта за ветерани / Prescription for Veterans,9 Февр. / Feb,Рецепта - жълта / Prescription - Narcotic Substances,1716 Март / Mar,"Рецепта - тройна реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed, Tripple",677478 Март / Mar,Рецепта - реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed,648014 Март / Mar,Рецепта - обикновена (бяла) / Prescription - Standard,162337 Март / Mar,Рецепта - зелена / Prescription - Drugs with Narcotic Substances,66590 Март / Mar,Рецепта за военноивалиди / Prescription for Disabled Solders,104 Март / Mar,Рецепта за ветерани / Prescription for Veterans,13 Март / Mar,Рецепта - жълта / Prescription - Narcotic Substances,1738 Апр. / Apr,"Рецепта - тройна реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed, Tripple",1043442 Апр. / Apr,Рецепта - реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed,856466 Апр. / Apr,Рецепта - обикновена (бяла) / Prescription - Standard,526393 Апр. / Apr,Рецепта - зелена / Prescription - Drugs with Narcotic Substances,72956 Апр. / Apr,Рецепта за военноивалиди / Prescription for Disabled Solders,119 Апр. / Apr,Рецепта за ветерани / Prescription for Veterans,12 Апр. / Apr,Рецепта - жълта / Prescription - Narcotic Substances,3153 Май / May,"Рецепта - тройна реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed, Tripple",901989 Май / May,Рецепта - реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed,804081 Май / May,Рецепта - обикновена (бяла) / Prescription - Standard,505462 Май / May,Рецепта - лекарства извън ЗЗО / Prescription - Medications excluded from MHI,5 Май / May,Рецепта - зелена / Prescription - Drugs with Narcotic Substances,67804 Май / May,Рецепта за военноивалиди / Prescription for Disabled Solders,116 Май / May,Рецепта за ветерани / Prescription for Veterans,9 Май / May,Рецепта - жълта / Prescription - Narcotic Substances,2974 Юни / June,"Рецепта - тройна реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed, Tripple",837832 Юни / June,Рецепта - реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed,755280 Юни / June,Рецепта - обикновена (бяла) / Prescription - Standard,447521 Юни / June,Рецепта - зелена / Prescription - Drugs with Narcotic Substances,62889 Юни / June,Рецепта за военноивалиди / Prescription for Disabled Solders,94 Юни / June,Рецепта за ветерани / Prescription for Veterans,10 Юни / June,Рецепта - жълта / Prescription - Narcotic Substances,2683 Юли / July,"Рецепта - тройна реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed, Tripple",1020439 Юли / July,Рецепта - реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed,801429 Юли / July,Рецепта - обикновена (бяла) / Prescription - Standard,451089 Юли / July,Рецепта - зелена / Prescription - Drugs with Narcotic Substances,69506 Юли / July,Рецепта за военноивалиди / Prescription for Disabled Solders,114 Юли / July,Рецепта за ветерани / Prescription for Veterans,11 Юли / July,Рецепта - жълта / Prescription - Narcotic Substances,2708 Авг. / Aug,"Рецепта - тройна реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed, Tripple",907331 Авг. / Aug,Рецепта - реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed,771989 Авг. / Aug,Рецепта - обикновена (бяла) / Prescription - Standard,457207 Авг. / Aug,Рецепта - зелена / Prescription - Drugs with Narcotic Substances,67788 Авг. / Aug,Рецепта за военноивалиди / Prescription for Disabled Solders,113 Авг. / Aug,Рецепта за ветерани / Prescription for Veterans,10 Авг. / Aug,Рецепта - жълта / Prescription - Narcotic Substances,2614 Септ. / Sept,"Рецепта - тройна реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed, Tripple",879812 Септ. / Sept,Рецепта - реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed,762129 Септ. / Sept,Рецепта - обикновена (бяла) / Prescription - Standard,434377 Септ. / Sept,Рецепта - зелена / Prescription - Drugs with Narcotic Substances,66289 Септ. / Sept,Рецепта за военноивалиди / Prescription for Disabled Solders,108 Септ. / Sept,Рецепта за ветерани / Prescription for Veterans,6 Септ. / Sept,Рецепта - жълта / Prescription - Narcotic Substances,2828 Окт. / Oct,"Рецепта - тройна реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed, Tripple",1067176 Окт. / Oct,Рецепта - реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed,811046 Окт. / Oct,Рецепта - обикновена (бяла) / Prescription - Standard,571423 Окт. / Oct,Рецепта - зелена / Prescription - Drugs with Narcotic Substances,74456 Окт. / Oct,Рецепта за военноивалиди / Prescription for Disabled Solders,98 Окт. / Oct,Рецепта за ветерани / Prescription for Veterans,6 Окт. / Oct,Рецепта - жълта / Prescription - Narcotic Substances,3102 Ноем. / Nov,"Рецепта - тройна реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed, Tripple",977919 Ноем. / Nov,Рецепта - реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed,788410 Ноем. / Nov,Рецепта - обикновена (бяла) / Prescription - Standard,525721 Ноем. / Nov,Рецепта - зелена / Prescription - Drugs with Narcotic Substances,67078 Ноем. / Nov,Рецепта за военноивалиди / Prescription for Disabled Solders,116 Ноем. / Nov,Рецепта за ветерани / Prescription for Veterans,2 Ноем. / Nov,Рецепта - жълта / Prescription - Narcotic Substances,2934 Дек. / Dec,"Рецепта - тройна реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed, Tripple",941803 Дек. / Dec,Рецепта - реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed,787849 Дек. / Dec,Рецепта - онколекарства / Prescription - Oncology Treatment,2 Дек. / Dec,Рецепта - обикновена (бяла) / Prescription - Standard,562151 Дек. / Dec,Рецепта - зелена / Prescription - Drugs with Narcotic Substances,67094 Дек. / Dec,Рецепта за военноивалиди / Prescription for Disabled Solders,107 Дек. / Dec,Рецепта - жълта / Prescription - Narcotic Substances,2414 Download CSV (preferably in text editor)

Issued prescriptions monthly in 2024

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Data as of 11:07 AM on Sep 1st, 2026

"financial_source","prescription_count" "НЗОК / NHIF",19802520 "Пациент / Patient",5797555 "Министерство на здравеопазването / Ministry of Health",132809 "Без финансиране / None",1522 "ДЗОФ / Private Health Insurance Fund",160 "Бюджет / Budget",122 "НОИ / NSSI",7 Download CSV (preferably in text editor)

Issued prescriptions by financing source in 2024

Data as of 11:07 AM on Sep 1st, 2026

"prescription_type","prescription_count" "Рецепта - тройна реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed, Tripple",10698864 "Рецепта - реимбурсирана / Prescription - Reimbursed",9101083 "Рецепта - обикновена (бяла) / Prescription - Standard",5078211 "Рецепта - зелена / Prescription - Drugs with Narcotic Substances",824588 "Рецепта - жълта / Prescription - Narcotic Substances",30543 "Рецепта за военноивалиди / Prescription for Disabled Solders",1297 "Рецепта за ветерани / Prescription for Veterans",103 "Рецепта - лекарства извън ЗЗО / Prescription - Medications excluded from MHI",5 "Рецепта - онколекарства / Prescription - Oncology Treatment",2 Download CSV (preferably in text editor)

Issued prescriptions by type in 2024

The report presents the number of prescriptions issued by prescription type. Reimbursed and triple reimbursed prescriptions are intended for medicinal products paid for in full or in part by the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF); standard (white) prescriptions are for medicinal products not covered by the NHIF; and prescriptions for war-disabled persons and war veterans are issued under special schemes applicable to the respective eligible persons.

Data as of 11:07 AM on Sep 1st, 2026

"medical_specialization_description","cnt_prescripions" Авиационна медицина / Aviation medicine,198 Акушерство и гинекология / Obstetrics and gynaecology,154895 "Анатомия, хистология и цитология / Anatomy, histology and cytology",52 Ангиология / Angiology,422 Анестезиология и интензивно лечение / Anaesthesiology and intensive care,23155 Биохимия / Biochemistry,1 Военна токсикология / Military toxicology,48 Военномедицинско планиране / Military medical planning,3 Вътрешни болести / Internal diseases,69895 Гастроентерология / Gastroenterology,39415 Гериатрична медицина / Geriatric medicine,339 Гръдна хирургия / Thoracic surgery,2111 Дентална имплантология / Dental implantology,386 Дентална клинична алергология / Dental clinical allergology,101 Дентална образна диагностика / Dental image diagnostics,5 "Дентална, орална и лицево-челюстна хирургия / Dental, oral and maxillo-facial surgery",546 Детска гастроентерология / Paediatric gastroenterology,815 Детска дентална медицина / Paediatric dental medicine,3548 Детска ендокринология и болести на обмяната / Paediatric endocrinology and metabolic diseases,3694 Детска кардиология / Paediatric cardiology,1879 Детска клинична алергология / Clinical Allergology and Pediatrics,15 Детска клинична хематология и онкология / Paediatric clinical haematology and oncology,634 Детска неврология / Paediatric neurology,627 Детска нефрология и хемодиализа / Paediatric nephrology and haemodyalisis,2045 Детска пневмология и фтизиатрия / Paediatric pneumology and phthysiatry ,9704 Детска психиатрия / Child psychiatry,536 Детска ревматология / Paediatric reumatology,185 Детска хирургия / Paediatric surgery,725 Ендокринология и болести на обмяната / Endocrinology and metabolic diseases,149858 Епидемиология на инфекциозните болести / Epidemiology of infectious diseases,128 Икономика на здравеопазването / Healthcare economics,77 Инфекциозни болести / Infectious diseases,13881 Кардиология / Cardiology,45356 Кардиохирургия / Cardiosurgery,764 Клинична алергология / Clinical allergology,3935 Клинична вирусология / Clinical virology,228 Клинична имунология / Clinical immunology,563 Клинична лаборатория / Clinical laboratory,1542 Клинична микробиология / Clinical microbiology,2389 Клинична токсикология / Clinical toxicology,843 Клинична фармакология и терапия / Clinical pharmacology and therapy,10 Клинична хематология / Clinical haematology,3494 Кожни и венерически болести / Dermatology and venereology,35634 Комунална хигиена / Community hygiene,4 Лицево-челюстна хирургия / Maxillo-facial surgery,2604 Лъчелечение / Radiotherapy,2320 Медицина на бедствените ситуации / Disaster (accident) medicine,341 Медицинска генетика / Medical genetics,53 Медицинска онкология / Medical oncology,16403 Медицинска паразитология / Medical parasitology,452 Неврохирургия / Neurosurgery,4437 Неонатология / Neonatology,4229 Нервни болести / Neurology ,38691 Нефрология / Nephrology,40030 Нуклеарна медицина / Nuclear medicine,71 Няма специалност / No specialty,673162 Образна диагностика / Image diagnostics,2197 Обща дентална медицина / General dental medicine,346483 Обща и клинична патология / General and clinical pathology,150 Обща медицина / General medicine,23017822 Обща хигиена / General hygiene,19 Оперативно зъболечение и ендодонтия / Surgical dental treatment and endodontics,952 Орална хирургия / Oral surgery,17434 Ортодонтия / Orthodontics,222 Ортопедия и травматология / Orthopaedics and traumatology,30571 Очни болести / Ophthalmology,15642 Пародонтология и заболявания на оралната лигавица / Parodontology and oral mucosa diseases,514 Патофизиология / Pathophysiology,104 Педиатрия / Paediatrics,406661 Пластично-възстановителна и естетична хирургия / Plastic-reconstructive and aesthetic surgery,2795 Пневмология и фтизиатрия / Pneumology and phthisiatry,114268 Превантивна военна медицина / Preventive military medicine,38 Протетична дентална медицина / Prosthetic dental medicine,1708 Професионални болести / Professional diseases,2 Психиатрия / Psychiatry,51178 Радиобиология / Radiobiology,94 Ревматология / Rheumatology,6791 Социална медицина и здравен мениджмънт / Social medicine and healthcare management,1091 Социална медицина и обществено дентално здраве / Social medicine and public dental health,224 Спешна медицина / Emergency medicine,5583 Спортна медицина / Sports medicine,74 Съдебна медицина и деонтология / Forensic medicine and deontology,78 Съдова хирургия / Vascular surgery,7505 Токсикология / Toxicology,19 Трансфузионна хематология / Transfusion haematology,224 Трудова медицина / Occupational medicine,298 Урология / Urology,108363 Ушно-носно-гърлени болести / Otorhinolaryngology,173198 Фармакология / Pharmacology,151 Физикална и рехабилитационна медицина / Physical and rehabilitation medicine,1734 Физиология / Physiology,6 Хигиена на детско-юношеската възраст / Child and adolescent hygiene,52 Хирургия / Surgery,62022 Хранене и диететика / Nutrition and dietetics,572 Download CSV (preferably 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Number of issued prescriptions by medical specialty in 2024

The report presents the number of prescriptions issued during the year, broken down by the medical specialty of the physician who issued the prescription.
Medical specialty Number of issued prescriptions
General medicine 23.02M
No specialty 673.16K
Paediatrics 406.66K
General dental medicine 346.48K
Otorhinolaryngology 173.20K
Obstetrics and gynaecology 154.90K
Endocrinology and metabolic diseases 149.86K
Pneumology and phthisiatry 114.27K
Urology 108.36K
Internal diseases 69.89K
Surgery 62.02K
Psychiatry 51.18K
Cardiology 45.36K
Nephrology 40.03K
Gastroenterology 39.41K
Neurology 38.69K
Dermatology and venereology 35.63K
Orthopaedics and traumatology 30.57K
Anaesthesiology and intensive care 23.16K
Oral surgery 17.43K
Medical oncology 16.40K
Ophthalmology 15.64K
Infectious diseases 13.88K
Paediatric pneumology and phthysiatry 9.70K
Vascular surgery 7.50K
Rheumatology 6.79K
Emergency medicine 5.58K
Neurosurgery 4.44K
Neonatology 4.23K
Clinical allergology 3.94K
Paediatric endocrinology and metabolic diseases 3.69K
Paediatric dental medicine 3.55K
Clinical haematology 3.49K
Plastic-reconstructive and aesthetic surgery 2.79K
Maxillo-facial surgery 2.60K
Clinical microbiology 2.39K
Radiotherapy 2.32K
Image diagnostics 2.20K
Thoracic surgery 2.11K
Paediatric nephrology and haemodyalisis 2.04K
Paediatric cardiology 1.88K
Physical and rehabilitation medicine 1.73K
Prosthetic dental medicine 1.71K
Clinical laboratory 1.54K
Social medicine and healthcare management 1.09K
Surgical dental treatment and endodontics 952
Clinical toxicology 843
Paediatric gastroenterology 815
Cardiosurgery 764
Paediatric surgery 725
Paediatric clinical haematology and oncology 634
Paediatric neurology 627
Nutrition and dietetics 572
Clinical immunology 563
Dental, oral and maxillo-facial surgery 546
Child psychiatry 536
Parodontology and oral mucosa diseases 514
Medical parasitology 452
Angiology 422
Dental implantology 386
Disaster (accident) medicine 341
Geriatric medicine 339
Occupational medicine 298
Clinical virology 228
Social medicine and public dental health 224
Transfusion haematology 224
Orthodontics 222
Aviation medicine 198
Paediatric reumatology 185
Pharmacology 151
General and clinical pathology 150
Epidemiology of infectious diseases 128
Pathophysiology 104
Dental clinical allergology 101
Radiobiology 94
Forensic medicine and deontology 78
Healthcare economics 77
Sports medicine 74
Nuclear medicine 71
Medical genetics 53
Child and adolescent hygiene 52
Anatomy, histology and cytology 52
Military toxicology 48
Preventive military medicine 38
Toxicology 19
General hygiene 19
Clinical Allergology and Pediatrics 15
Clinical pharmacology and therapy 10
Physiology 6
Dental image diagnostics 5
Community hygiene 4
Military medical planning 3
Professional diseases 2
Biochemistry 1

Data as of 11:07 AM on Sep 1st, 2026

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