Sales of prescription medicines worldwide rose 7% to $602 billion, according to IMS health, a pharmaceutical information and consulting company. The United States still accounts for the lion’s share of that, with $252 billion in annual sales, but sales in it and the other nine biggest markets grew by only 5.7%. But emerging markets such as China, Russia, South Korea and Mexico outpaced those markets, growing a whopping 81%.Pfizer’s cholesterol pill Lipitor remains the best-selling drug in the world for the fifth year in a row. Its annual sales were $12.9 billion, more than twice as much as its closest competitors: Plavix, the blood thinner from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis; Nexium, the heartburn pill from AstraZeneca and Advair, the asthma inhaler from GlaxoSmithKline.
The following is a list of the top 100 pharmaceutical products ranked by sales.
Brand Name(s) Company(ies) Disease/Medical Use First Approval Date1 Lipitor Pfizer, Astellas PharmaCholesterol Dec-19962 Advair, Seretide GlaxoSmithKlineAsthma Aug-20003 Plavix, Iscover Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sanofi-AventisThrombotic events Nov-19974 Nexium AstraZenecaGastrointestinal disorders Mar-20005 Norvasc PfizerHypertension Jul-19926 Remicade Johnson & Johnson, Schering-Plough, TanabeRheumatoid arthritis Aug-19987 Enbrel Amgen, WyethRheumatoid arthritis Nov-19988 Zyprexa Eli LillySchizophrenia Sep-19969 Diovan NovartisHypertension Dec-199610 Risperdal Johnson & JohnsonSchizophrenia Dec-199311 Aranesp AmgenAnemia Jun-200112 Rituxan, MabThera Roche, Genentech, Biogen Idec, Chugai PharmaceuticalNon-Hodgkins lymphoma Nov-199713 Effexor WyethDepression, Anxiety disorders Dec-199314 Protonix, Pantozol, Pantoloc Wyeth, Altana, SolvayGastrointestinal disorders Feb-200015 Singulair Merck & Co.Asthma Feb-199816 Seroquel AstraZeneca, Astellas PharmaSchizophrenia Sep-199717 Prevacid, Takepron TAP Pharmaceuticals, Takeda PharmaceuticalGastrointestinal disorders May-199518 Procrit, Eprex Johnson & JohnsonAnemia Dec-199019 Cozaar, Hyzaar Merck & Co.Hypertension Apr-199520 Fosamax Merck & Co.Osteoporosis Sep-199521 Herceptin Roche, Genentech, Chugai PharmaceuticalBreast cancer Sep-199822 Lovenox, Clexane Sanofi-AventisDeep-vein thrombosis Mar-199323 Avandia, Avandamet, Avandaryl GlaxoSmithKlineType 2 diabetes May-199924 Actos Takeda Pharmaceutical, Eli LillyType 2 diabetes Jul-199925 Zocor Merck & Co.Cholesterol Dec-199126 Copaxone Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Sanofi-AventisMultiple sclerosis Dec-199627 AcipHex, Pariet Eisai, Johnson & JohnsonGastrointestinal disorders Aug-199928 Neulasta AmgenNeutropenia Jan-200229 Lexapro, Cipralex Forest Laboratories, H. LundbeckDepression, Anxiety disorders Aug-200230 Gleevec, Glivec NovartisLeukemia May-200131 Ambien, Stilnox Sanofi-AventisInsomnia Dec-199232 Aricept Eisai, PfizerAlzheimers disease Nov-199633 Epogen AmgenAnemia Jun-198934 Zyrtec, Cirrus Pfizer, UCB, Daiichi SankyoAllergic rhinitis Dec-199535 Avapro, Aprovel, Avalide Sanofi-Aventis, Bristol-Myers SquibbHypertension Sep-199736 Avastin Roche, GenentechColorectal cancer Feb-200437 Taxotere Sanofi-AventisCancer Oct-199538 Eloxatin, Eloxatine Sanofi-AventisColorectal cancer Aug-200239 Zoloft PfizerDepression, Anxiety disorders Dec-199140 Tamiflu Roche, Chugai PharmaceuticalInfluenza Oct-199941 Lantus Sanofi-AventisType 2 diabetes and type 1 diabetes Apr-200042 Crestor AstraZeneca, ShionogiCholesterol Nov-200243 Humira Abbott LaboratoriesRheumatoid arthritis Dec-200244 Celebrex PfizerOsteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis Dec-199845 Topamax Johnson & JohnsonSeizures Dec-199646 Prevnar WyethPneumococcal disease Feb-200047 Vytorin Merck & Co., Schering-PloughCholesterol Jul-200448 Zetia Merck & Co., Schering-PloughCholesterol Oct-200249 Wellbutrin GlaxoSmithKline, BiovailDepression, Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) Aug-200350 Abilify Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Bristol-Myers SquibbSchizophrenia Nov-200251 Lamictal GlaxoSmithKlineSeizures Dec-199452 Toprol, Seloken AstraZenecaHypertension Jan-199253 NeoRecormon, Epogin Roche, Chugai PharmaceuticalAnemia Jul-199754 Atacand, Blopress Takeda Pharmaceutical, AstraZenecaHypertension Oct-199755 Spiriva Boehringer IngelheimChronic obstructive pulmonary disease Apr-200256 Avonex Biogen IdecMultiple sclerosis May-199657 Viagra PfizerErectile dysfunction Mar-199858 Micardis Boehringer Ingelheim, Astellas PharmaHypertension Nov-199859 Actonel Procter & Gamble, Sanofi-AventisOsteoporosis Mar-199860 Lupron, Leuplin Takeda Pharmaceutical, TAP PharmaceuticalsProstate cancer Jan-198961 TriCor, Lipanthyl Abbott Laboratories, SolvayCholesterol Feb-199862 Zofran GlaxoSmithKlineNausea and vomiting Dec-199263 Valtrex GlaxoSmithKlineHerpes Jun-199564 Levaquin, Floxin Johnson & JohnsonBacterial infections Dec-199665 Arimidex AstraZenecaBreast cancer Dec-199566 Prograf Astellas PharmaTransplant rejection Apr-199367 CellCept Roche, Chugai PharmaceuticalTransplant rejection May-199568 Xalatan, Xalacom PfizerIntraocular pressure Jun-199669 Rebif SeronoMultiple sclerosis Feb-199870 Coreg GlaxoSmithKlineHypertension Sep-199571 Gemzar Eli LillyCancer May-199672 Prilosec, Losec AstraZenecaGastrointestinal disorders Sep-198973 Benicar, Olmetec Daiichi Sankyo, Forest LaboratoriesHypertension Apr-200274 Lotrel NovartisHypertension Jun-199975 Cymbalta Eli LillyDepression, Anxiety disorders Aug-200476 Imitrex, Imigran GlaxoSmithKlineMigraine Dec-199277 Depakote Abbott LaboratoriesSeizures Mar-198378 Humalog Eli LillyDiabetes Apr-199679 Duragesic Johnson & JohnsonPain Aug-199080 Pulmicort AstraZenecaAsthma Jun-199781 Zometa NovartisHypercalcemia Aug-200082 Betaseron, Betaferon Schering AGMultiple sclerosis Jul-199383 Delix, Tritace Sanofi-AventisHypertension Jul-200084 Flovent, Flixotide GlaxoSmithKlineAsthma Mar-199685 Neupogen AmgenNeutropenia Feb-199186 Casodex AstraZenecaProstate cancer Oct-199587 Pravachol Bristol-Myers SquibbCholesterol Oct-199188 Truvada Gilead SciencesHIV infection Aug-200489 Symbicort AstraZenecaAsthma Aug-200090 Pegasys Roche, Chugai PharmaceuticalHepatitis C Jun-200291 Evista Eli Lilly, Chugai PharmaceuticalOsteoporosis Dec-199792 Flomax Boehringer IngelheimBenign prostatic hypertrophy Oct-199793 Lyrica PfizerNeuropathic pain Jul-200494 Paxil, Seroxat GlaxoSmithKlineDepression, Anxiety disorders Dec-199295 Kaletra Abbott LaboratoriesHIV infection Mar-200196 Detrol PfizerOveractive bladder Mar-199897 Harnal Astellas PharmaBenign prostatic hypertrophy Jul-199298 Erbitux Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck KGaAColorectal cancer Feb-200499 Synagis MedImmuneRespiratory syncytial virus Jun-1998100 Augmentin GlaxoSmithKlineBacterial infections Aug-1984

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