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U.S. Pharmaceutical Sales - Q1 2011

The following is a list of the top 100 prescribed medicines by US National Sales in Q1 2011. Figures include sales through both retail and hospital channels, listed by drug name and units sold in the United States.

Last updated: February 2014 (updated quarterly).

Top 100 drugs for Q1 2011 by units sold

Rank Drug Units (000)
1 azithromycin
Generic
n/a Stats
2 budesonide
Generic
n/a Stats
3 Nexium
AstraZeneca
n/a Stats
4 ProAir HFA
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
n/a Stats
5 OneTouch
n/a Stats
6 Singulair
Merck
n/a Stats
7 Lipitor
n/a Stats
8 Advair Diskus
GlaxoSmithKline
n/a Stats
9 Lantus
Sanofi
n/a Stats
10 Cymbalta
n/a Stats
11 Plavix
n/a Stats
12 fentanyl
Generic
n/a Stats
13 Crestor
AstraZeneca
n/a Stats
14 Actos
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
n/a Stats
15 Spiriva
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
n/a Stats
16 Novolog
Novo Nordisk
n/a Stats
17 venlafaxine
Generic
n/a Stats
18 Nasonex
Merck
n/a Stats
19 Lantus Solostar
Sanofi
n/a Stats
20 Humalog
Eli Lilly and Company
n/a Stats
21 Tamiflu
n/a Stats
22 Abilify
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
n/a Stats
23 metoprolol
Generic
n/a Stats
24 Lexapro
Allergan plc
n/a Stats
25 AndroGel
AbbVie Inc.
n/a Stats
26 Diovan
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
n/a Stats
27 Xalatan
n/a Stats
28 Combivent
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
n/a Stats
29 valacyclovir
Generic
n/a Stats
30 Namenda
Allergan plc
n/a Stats
31 Lyrica
n/a Stats
32 Zetia
Merck
n/a Stats
33 Januvia
Merck
n/a Stats
34 bupropion
Generic
n/a Stats
35 Flovent HFA
GlaxoSmithKline
n/a Stats
36 Levemir
Novo Nordisk
n/a Stats
37 Seroquel
AstraZeneca
n/a Stats
38 Vytorin
Merck
n/a Stats
39 donepezil
Generic
n/a Stats
40 Suboxone
n/a Stats
41 Benicar
Daiichi Sankyo
n/a Stats
42 Lovaza
GlaxoSmithKline
n/a Stats
43 Lidoderm
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
n/a Stats
44 NovoLog FlexPen
Novo Nordisk
n/a Stats
45 Zyprexa
n/a Stats
46 Symbicort
AstraZeneca
n/a Stats
47 Diovan HCT
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
n/a Stats
48 Lovenox
Sanofi
n/a Stats
49 Remicade
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
n/a Stats
50 OxyContin
Purdue Pharma LP
n/a Stats
51 enoxaparin
Generic
n/a Stats
52 Restasis
Allergan plc
n/a Stats
53 Niaspan
AbbVie Inc.
n/a Stats
54 AMLODIP BES/BENAZ
n/a Stats
55 Celebrex
n/a Stats
56 TriCor
AbbVie Inc.
n/a Stats
57 Evista
n/a Stats
58 Aciphex
Eisai Inc.
n/a Stats
59 Detrol LA
Viatris
n/a Stats
60 Enbrel
Amgen Inc.
n/a Stats
61 Janumet
Merck
n/a Stats
62 Concerta
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
n/a Stats
63 Epogen
Amgen Inc.
n/a Stats
64 Geodon
n/a Stats
65 Vyvanse
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
n/a Stats
66 Levaquin
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
n/a Stats
67 Rebif
EMD Serono, Inc.
n/a Stats
68 amphetamine/dextroamphetamine
Generic
n/a Stats
69 Cialis
Eli Lilly and Company
n/a Stats
70 Truvada
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
n/a Stats
71 Humira
AbbVie Inc.
n/a Stats
72 Rituxan
Genentech, Inc.
n/a Stats
73 Viagra
n/a Stats
74 Avastin
Genentech, Inc.
n/a Stats
75 Atripla
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
n/a Stats
76 Seroquel XR
AstraZeneca
n/a Stats
77 Adderall XR
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
n/a Stats
78 Femara
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
n/a Stats
79 Lunesta
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
n/a Stats
80 Provigil
n/a Stats
81 Aranesp
Amgen Inc.
n/a Stats
82 Procrit
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
n/a Stats
83 Taxotere
Sanofi
n/a Stats
84 Neulasta
Amgen Inc.
n/a Stats
85 Reyataz
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
n/a Stats
86 Solodyn
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
n/a Stats
87 Synagis
MedImmune, Inc.
n/a Stats
88 Erbitux
Eli Lilly and Company
n/a Stats
89 Prevnar 13
Pfizer Inc.
n/a Stats
90 Copaxone
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
n/a Stats
91 Lucentis
Genentech, Inc.
n/a Stats
92 Zometa
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
n/a Stats
93 Isentress
Merck
n/a Stats
94 Zyvox
Pfizer Inc.
n/a Stats
95 Alimta
Eli Lilly and Company
n/a Stats
96 Neupogen
Amgen Inc.
n/a Stats
97 Herceptin
Genentech, Inc.
n/a Stats
98 Avonex
Biogen
n/a Stats
99 Betaseron
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
n/a Stats
100 Gleevec
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
n/a Stats

* Units refer to the number of packages sold.

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