Annual pharmaceutical drug sales
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Annual Sales
| Medication | Trade name | Primary Indication | Company | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
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| atorvastatin Atorvastatin Atorvastatin , sold by Pfizer under the trade name Lipitor, is a member of the drug class known as statins, used for lowering blood cholesterol. It also stabilizes plaque and prevents strokes through anti-inflammatory and other mechanisms... |
Lipitor | Reduction of LDL cholesterol | Pfizer Pfizer Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States... |
$12,401 | $12,675 | $12,886 | $12,187 | $10,862 | $9,231 | $7,972 | $6,448 | $5,028 |
| sunitinib malate | Sutent | Advanced and/or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) & refractory gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) | Pfizer Pfizer Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States... |
$847 | $581 | $219 | ||||||
| irinotecan Irinotecan Irinotecan is a drug used for the treatment of cancer.Irinotecan prevents DNA from unwinding by inhibition of topoisomerase 1. In chemical terms, it is a semisynthetic analogue of the natural alkaloid camptothecin.... |
Camptosar | Metastatic colorectal cancer | Pfizer Pfizer Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States... |
$563 | $969 | $903 | $910 | $554 | $299 | |||
| bimatoprost Bimatoprost Bimatoprost is a prostaglandin analog/prodrug used topically to control the progression of glaucoma and in the management of ocular hypertension. It reduces intraocular pressure by increasing the outflow of aqueous fluid from the eyes... |
Lumigan | Open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension | Allergan Allergan Allergan, Inc., is a global specialty pharmaceutical company. Their product ranges include ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, dermatology products, and neurological products.-Profile:... |
$426.2 | $391.7 | $327.5 | $267.6 | $232.9 | $181.3 | $123 | $35.4 | |
| exemestane Exemestane Exemestane is a drug used to treat breast cancer. It is a member of the class of drugs known as aromatase inhibitors. Some breast cancers require estrogen to grow. Those cancers have estrogen receptors , and are called ER-positive. They may also be called estrogen-responsive,... |
Aromasin | Breast cancer | Pfizer Pfizer Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States... |
$465 | $401 | $320 | $247 | $143 | $58 | |||
| epirubicin Epirubicin Epirubicin is an anthracycline drug used for chemotherapy. It is marketed by Pfizer under the trade name Ellence in the US and Pharmorubicin or Epirubicin Ebewe elsewhere.... |
Ellence | Breast cancer | Pfizer Pfizer Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States... |
$312 | $367 | $344 | $216 | |||||
| trastuzumab Trastuzumab Trastuzumab is a monoclonal antibody that interferes with the HER2/neu receptor.The HER receptors are proteins that are embedded in the cell membrane and communicate molecular signals from outside the cell to inside the cell, and turn genes on and off... |
Herceptin | HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer | Genentech Genentech Genentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry... |
$1,382 | $1,287 | $1,234 | $747.2 | $483.2 | $424.8 | $385.2 | $346.7 | $276 |
| gemcitabine | Gemzar | Ovarian cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), metastatic breast cancer (MBC), and pancreatic cancer | Eli Lilly & Co. | $1,719.8 | $1,592.4 | $1,408.1 | $1,334.5 | $1,214.4 | $1,021.7 | $875 | $723 | $559.3 |
| bevacizumab Bevacizumab Bevacizumab is a drug that blocks angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels. It is commonly used to treat various cancers, including colorectal, lung, breast, kidney, and glioblastomas.... |
Avastin | Metastatic colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), renal cell carcinoma, HER2-negative breast cancer | Genentech Genentech Genentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry... |
$2,686 | $2,296 | $1,746 | $1,132 | $554.6 | ||||
| erlotinib Erlotinib Erlotinib hydrochloride is a drug used to treat non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and several other types of cancer. It is a reversible tyrosine kinase inhibitor, which acts on the epidermal growth factor receptor . It is marketed in the United States by Genentech and OSI... |
Tarceva | Advanced (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) | Genentech Genentech Genentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry... |
$457 | $417 | $402 | $274.9 | $13.3 | ||||
| brimonidine Brimonidine Brimonidine is a drug used to treat open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.It acts via decreasing synthesis of aqueous humor, and increasing the amount that drains from the eye through uveoscleral outflow.As a treatment for glaucoma, it is usually given in eyedrop form.Brimonidine is an... |
Alphagan | Open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension | Allergan Allergan Allergan, Inc., is a global specialty pharmaceutical company. Their product ranges include ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, dermatology products, and neurological products.-Profile:... |
$286.8 | $248.5 | $250.9 | ||||||
| rituximab Rituximab Rituximab, sold under the trade names Rituxan and MabThera, is a chimeric monoclonal antibody against the protein CD20, which is primarily found on the surface of B cells... |
Rituxan | Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis | Genentech Genentech Genentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry... |
$2,587 | $2,285 | $2,071 | $1,831.4 | $1,574 | $1,360.2 | $1,162.9 | $818.6 | |
| ranibizumab Ranibizumab Ranibizumab is a monoclonal antibody fragment derived from the same parent mouse antibody as bevacizumab . It is much smaller than the parent molecule and has been affinity matured to provide stronger binding to VEGF-A... |
Lucentis | Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) | Genentech Genentech Genentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry... |
$875 | $815 | $380 | ||||||
| omalizumab Omalizumab Omalizumab is a humanized antibody drug approved for patients with moderate-to-severe or severe allergic asthma, which is caused by hypersensitivity reactions to certain harmless environmental substances... |
Xolair | Asthma | Genentech Genentech Genentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry... |
$517 | $472 | $425 | $320.6 | $187.6 | $25.1 | |||
| somatropin | Nutropin | Growth hormone deficiency, chronic renal insufficiency | Genentech Genentech Genentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry... |
$358 | $371 | $378 | $370.5 | $348.8 | $319.5 | |||
| dornase alfa Dornase alfa Dornase alfa is a highly purified solution of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I , an enzyme which selectively cleaves DNA. Dornase alfa hydrolyzes the DNA present in sputum/mucus of cystic fibrosis patients and reduces viscosity in the lungs, promoting improved clearance of secretions... |
Pulmozyme | Cystic fibrosis (CF) | Genentech Genentech Genentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry... |
$257 | $223 | $199 | $186.5 | $157.1 | $143.7 | $138.1 | $123 | |
| efalizumab Efalizumab Efalizumab is a formerly available medication designed to treat autoimmune diseases, origianally marketed to treat psoriasis. As implied by the suffix -zumab, it is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody administered once weekly by subcutaneous injection... |
Raptiva | Plaque psoriasis | Genentech Genentech Genentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry... |
$108 | $107 | $90 | $79.2 | $52.4 | $1.4 | |||
| montelukast Montelukast Montelukast is a leukotriene receptor antagonist used for the maintenance treatment of asthma and to relieve symptoms of seasonal allergies. It is usually administered orally... |
Singulair | Asthma | Merck Merck & Co. Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township... |
$4,336.9 | $4,266.3 | $3,579 | $2,975.6 | $2,622 | ||||
| alendronate sodium | Fosamax | Postmenopausal osteoporosis | Merck Merck & Co. Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township... |
$1,552.7 | $3,049 | $3,134.4 | $3,191.2 | $3,159.7 | ||||
| sitagliptin Sitagliptin Sitagliptin is an oral antihyperglycemic of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor class. It was developed, and is marketed, by Merck & Co... |
Januvia | Type 2 diabetes | Merck Merck & Co. Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township... |
$1,397.1 | $667.5 | $42.9 | ||||||
| simvastatin Simvastatin Simvastatin is a hypolipidemic drug used to control elevated cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia. Simvastatin is a member of the statin class of pharmaceuticals, is a synthetic derivate of a fermentation product of Aspergillus terreus.-Medical uses:The primary uses of simvastatin is for the... |
Zocor | Reduction of LDL cholesterol | Merck Merck & Co. Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township... |
$660.1 | $876.5 | $2,802.7 | $4,381.7 | $5,196.5 | ||||
| rizatriptan benzoate | Maxalt | Migraine pain | Merck Merck & Co. Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township... |
$529.2 | $467.3 | $406.4 | $348.4 | $309.9 | ||||
| finasteride Finasteride Finasteride is a synthetic antiandrogen that inhibits type II 5-alpha reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone... |
Propecia | Hair loss | Merck Merck & Co. Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township... |
$429.1 | $405.4 | $351.8 | $291.9 | $270.2 | ||||
| etoricoxib Etoricoxib Etoricoxib is a COX-2 selective inhibitor from Merck & Co... |
Arcoxia | Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis | Merck Merck & Co. Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township... |
$377.3 | $329.1 | $265.4 | $218.2 | |||||
| sitagliptin Sitagliptin Sitagliptin is an oral antihyperglycemic of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor class. It was developed, and is marketed, by Merck & Co... /metformin Metformin Metformin is an oral antidiabetic drug in the biguanide class. It is the first-line drug of choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, in particular, in overweight and obese people and those with normal kidney function. Its use in gestational diabetes has been limited by safety concerns... HCl |
Janumet | Type 2 diabetes | Merck Merck & Co. Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township... |
$351.1 | $86.4 | |||||||
| finasteride Finasteride Finasteride is a synthetic antiandrogen that inhibits type II 5-alpha reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone... |
Proscar | Benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate) | Merck Merck & Co. Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township... |
$323.5 | $411 | $618.5 | $741.4 | $733.1 | ||||
| aprepitant Aprepitant Aprepitant is an antiemetic chemical compound that belongs to a class of drugs called substance P antagonists . It mediates its effect by blocking the neurokinin 1 receptor.Aprepitant is manufactured by Merck & Co... |
Emend | Nausea and vomiting prevention caused by chemotherapy | Merck Merck & Co. Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township... |
$263.8 | $204.2 | $130.8 | $87 | |||||
| olanzapine Olanzapine Olanzapine is an atypical antipsychotic, approved by the FDA for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder... |
Zyprexa | Schizophrenia | Eli Lilly & Co. | $4,696.1 | $4,761 | $4,363.6 | $4,202.3 | $4,419.8 | $4,276.9 | $3,689 | $3,087 | $2,349.5 |
| duloxetine Duloxetine Duloxetine is a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor manufactured and marketed by Eli Lilly. It is effective for major depressive disorder and has been shown to be as effective as venlafaxine for generalized anxiety disorder... HCl |
Cymbalta | Depression and generalized anxiety disorder | Eli Lilly & Co. | $2,697.1 | $2,102.9 | $1,316.4 | $679.7 | $93.9 | ||||
| insulin lispro Insulin lispro Insulin lispro is a fast acting insulin analogue; it was the first insulin analogue, and is similar to insulin aspart.... |
Humalog | Type 1 diabetes in adults | Eli Lilly & Co. | $1,735.8 | $1,474.6 | $1,299.5 | $1,197.7 | $1,101.6 | $1,021.3 | $834 | $628 | $350.2 |
| pemetrexed Pemetrexed Pemetrexed is a chemotherapy drug manufactured and marketed by Eli Lilly and Company. Its indications are the treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma as well as non-small cell lung cancer.-History:... |
Alimta | Locally advanced or metastatic nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) | Eli Lilly & Co. | $1,154.7 | $854 | $611.8 | $463.2 | $142.6 | ||||
| raloxifene Raloxifene Raloxifene is an oral selective estrogen receptor modulator that has estrogenic actions on bone and anti-estrogenic actions on the uterus and breast... HCl |
Evista | Osteoporosis | Eli Lilly & Co. | $1,075.6 | $1,090.7 | $1,045.3 | $1,036.1 | $1,012.7 | $922.1 | $822 | $665 | $521.5 |
| insulin Insulin Insulin is a hormone central to regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle.... isophane |
Humulin | Diabetes | Eli Lilly & Co. | $1,063.2 | $985.2 | $925.3 | $1,004.7 | $997.7 | $1,060.4 | $1,004 | $1,061 | $1,114.5 |
| teriparatide Teriparatide Teriparatide is a recombinant form of parathyroid hormone, used in the treatment of some forms of osteoporosis. It is manufactured and marketed by Eli Lilly and Company.-Administration:... |
Forteo | Osteoporosis | Eli Lilly & Co. | $778.7 | $709.3 | $594.3 | $389.3 | $238.6 | $65.3 | |||
| atomoxetine HCl | Strattera | Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) | Eli Lilly & Co. | $579.5 | $569.4 | $579 | $552.1 | $666.7 | $370.3 | |||
| timolol Timolol Timolol maleate is a non-selective beta-adrenergic receptor blocker.-Uses:In its oral form , it is used:* to treat high blood pressure* to prevent heart attacks* to prevent migraine headaches... |
Istalol | Open-angle glaucoma | Ista Pharmaceuticals | $14.6 | $11.3 | $8.3 | $2.6 | |||||
| bromfenac Bromfenac Bromfenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug marketed in the US as an ophthalmic solution by ISTA Pharmaceuticals for short-term, local use... |
Xibrom | Ocular inflammation | Ista Pharmaceuticals | $63 | $42.1 | $20.2 | $5.3 | |||||
| hyaluronidase Hyaluronidase The hyaluronidases are a family of enzymes that degrade hyaluronic acid.In humans, there are six associated genes, including HYAL1, HYAL2, HYAL3, and PH-20/SPAM1.-Use as a drug:... |
Vitrase | Spreading agent | Ista Pharmaceuticals | $5.2 | $5.2 | $4.2 | $2.5 | |||||