The following is a list of the top 100 prescribed medicines by U.S. National Sales in Q1 2011. Figures include sales through both retail and hospital channels, listed by drug name and sales value in U.S. dollars.
| Rank |
Drug |
Sales ($000) |
|
|
| 1 |
Lipitor
Pfizer Inc |
1,909,041 |
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Stats |
| 2 |
Plavix
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company |
1,655,111 |
|
Stats |
| 3 |
Nexium
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals |
1,553,686 |
|
Stats |
| 4 |
Abilify
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. |
1,232,457 |
|
Stats |
| 5 |
Advair Diskus
GlaxoSmithKline |
1,169,113 |
|
Stats |
| 6 |
Seroquel
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals |
1,133,186 |
|
Stats |
| 7 |
Crestor
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals |
1,048,141 |
|
Stats |
| 8 |
Singulair
Merck & Co., Inc. |
1,038,949 |
|
Stats |
| 9 |
Actos
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc |
1,013,886 |
|
Stats |
| 10 |
Cymbalta
Eli Lilly and Company |
820,197 |
|
Stats |
| 11 |
Enbrel
Amgen Inc. |
817,401 |
|
Stats |
| 12 |
Remicade
Centocor Ortho Biotech, Inc |
804,699 |
|
Stats |
| 13 |
Zyprexa
Eli Lilly and Company |
800,446 |
|
Stats |
| 14 |
Humira
Abbott Laboratories |
794,076 |
|
Stats |
| 15 |
Neulasta
Amgen Inc. |
786,288 |
|
Stats |
| 16 |
Copaxone
Teva Pharmaceuticals |
718,635 |
|
Stats |
| 17 |
OxyContin
|
706,496 |
|
Stats |
| 18 |
Lexapro
Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
698,850 |
|
Stats |
| 19 |
Epogen
Amgen Inc. |
697,224 |
|
Stats |
| 20 |
Rituxan
Genentech, Inc |
684,666 |
|
Stats |
| 21 |
Avastin
Genentech, Inc |
658,284 |
|
Stats |
| 22 |
Atripla
Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
587,422 |
|
Stats |
| 23 |
Spiriva
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
557,860 |
|
Stats |
| 24 |
Lantus
Sanofi-Aventis |
508,416 |
|
Stats |
| 25 |
Levaquin
Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
470,549 |
|
Stats |
| 26 |
Diovan
Novartis Corporation |
469,639 |
|
Stats |
| 27 |
Januvia
Merck & Co., Inc. |
468,525 |
|
Stats |
| 28 |
Truvada
Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
443,501 |
|
Stats |
| 29 |
Celebrex
Pfizer Inc |
437,533 |
|
Stats |
| 30 |
Lyrica
Pfizer Inc |
436,615 |
|
Stats |
| 31 |
venlafaxine
Generic |
430,495 |
|
Stats |
| 32 |
Concerta
|
421,050 |
|
Stats |
| 33 |
Lucentis
Genentech, Inc |
420,635 |
|
Stats |
| 34 |
Diovan HCT
Novartis Corporation |
404,945 |
|
Stats |
| 35 |
Synagis
MedImmune, Inc |
403,493 |
|
Stats |
| 36 |
Herceptin
Genentech, Inc |
384,428 |
|
Stats |
| 37 |
Avonex
Biogen Idec |
370,570 |
|
Stats |
| 38 |
One Touch Ultra
|
359,697 |
|
Stats |
| 39 |
Namenda
Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
349,433 |
|
Stats |
| 40 |
Gleevec
Novartis Corporation |
347,690 |
|
Stats |
| 41 |
Lantus Solostar
Sanofi-Aventis |
333,878 |
|
Stats |
| 42 |
Zetia
Merck & Co., Inc. |
331,879 |
|
Stats |
| 43 |
TriCor
Abbott Laboratories |
324,053 |
|
Stats |
| 44 |
Geodon
Pfizer Inc |
323,066 |
|
Stats |
| 45 |
Lovenox
Sanofi-Aventis |
321,041 |
|
Stats |
| 46 |
donepezil
Generic |
312,985 |
|
Stats |
| 47 |
enoxaparin
Generic |
311,579 |
|
Stats |
| 48 |
Procrit
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
310,606 |
|
Stats |
| 49 |
Vyvanse
Shire US Inc |
309,394 |
|
Stats |
| 50 |
Niaspan
Abbott Laboratories |
301,309 |
|
Stats |
| 51 |
Aranesp
Amgen Inc. |
294,912 |
|
Stats |
| 52 |
Lidoderm
Endo Pharmaceuticals |
291,819 |
|
Stats |
| 53 |
Suboxone
Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
284,350 |
|
Stats |
| 54 |
Vytorin
Merck & Co., Inc. |
276,781 |
|
Stats |
| 55 |
Nasonex
Merck & Co., Inc. |
267,495 |
|
Stats |
| 56 |
AndroGel
Abbott Laboratories |
265,323 |
|
Stats |
| 57 |
Taxotere
|
262,205 |
|
Stats |
| 58 |
Combivent
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
261,226 |
|
Stats |
| 59 |
Viagra
Pfizer Inc |
255,034 |
|
Stats |
| 60 |
Prevnar 13
Wyeth |
254,201 |
|
Stats |
| 61 |
Rebif
|
253,143 |
|
Stats |
| 62 |
Symbicort
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals |
250,905 |
|
Stats |
| 63 |
Adderall XR
Shire US Inc |
248,516 |
|
Stats |
| 64 |
Flovent HFA
GlaxoSmithKline |
246,705 |
|
Stats |
| 65 |
Lovaza
GlaxoSmithKline |
244,967 |
|
Stats |
| 66 |
Novolog
Novo Nordisk Inc. |
244,297 |
|
Stats |
| 67 |
Alimta
Eli Lilly and Company |
242,617 |
|
Stats |
| 68 |
Seroquel XR
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals |
242,586 |
|
Stats |
| 69 |
metoprolol
Generic |
238,586 |
|
Stats |
| 70 |
Provigil
Cephalon, Inc. |
234,569 |
|
Stats |
| 71 |
Aciphex
Eisai Corporation |
234,407 |
|
Stats |
| 72 |
Humalog
Eli Lilly and Company |
232,809 |
|
Stats |
| 73 |
ProAir HFA
Teva Pharmaceuticals |
230,795 |
|
Stats |
| 74 |
Neupogen
Amgen Inc. |
230,515 |
|
Stats |
| 75 |
amphetamine/dextroamphetamine
Generic |
230,361 |
|
Stats |
| 76 |
Reyataz
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company |
227,624 |
|
Stats |
| 77 |
budesonide
Generic |
220,600 |
|
Stats |
| 78 |
fentanyl
Generic |
217,863 |
|
Stats |
| 79 |
Lunesta
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
200,317 |
|
Stats |
| 80 |
Levemir
Novo Nordisk Inc. |
198,403 |
|
Stats |
| 81 |
Cialis
Eli Lilly and Company |
189,406 |
|
Stats |
| 82 |
Zyvox
Pfizer Inc |
186,128 |
|
Stats |
| 83 |
valacyclovir
Generic |
184,765 |
|
Stats |
| 84 |
Femara
Novartis Corporation |
184,415 |
|
Stats |
| 85 |
Betaseron
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals |
182,908 |
|
Stats |
| 86 |
Tamiflu
Roche Pharmaceuticals |
182,553 |
|
Stats |
| 87 |
Xalatan
|
179,478 |
|
Stats |
| 88 |
Zometa
|
177,636 |
|
Stats |
| 89 |
Janumet
Merck & Co., Inc. |
177,253 |
|
Stats |
| 90 |
Restasis
Allergan, Inc |
176,652 |
|
Stats |
| 91 |
Evista
Eli Lilly and Company |
176,440 |
|
Stats |
| 92 |
Solodyn
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation |
175,489 |
|
Stats |
| 93 |
NovoLog FlexPen
Novo Nordisk Inc. |
175,235 |
|
Stats |
| 94 |
Benicar
Daiichi Sankyo |
174,621 |
|
Stats |
| 95 |
Erbitux
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company |
173,735 |
|
Stats |
| 96 |
azithromycin
Generic |
173,584 |
|
Stats |
| 97 |
bupropion
Generic |
172,612 |
|
Stats |
| 98 |
Detrol LA
Pfizer Inc |
170,550 |
|
Stats |
| 99 |
AMLODIP BES/BENAZ
|
170,503 |
|
Stats |
| 100 |
Isentress
Merck & Co., Inc. |
170,024 |
|
Stats |
* Units refer to the number of packages sold.
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