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U.S. Pharmaceutical Sales - Q1 2012

The following is a list of the top 100 prescribed medicines by U.S. National Sales in Q1 2012. Figures include sales through both retail and hospital channels, listed by drug name and sales value in U.S. dollars.

Last updated: February 2014 (updated quarterly).

Top 100 drugs for Q1 2012 by sales

Rank Drug Sales ($000)
1 (1) Plavix
2.85% Stats
2 (1) Nexium
AstraZeneca
-3.08% Stats
3 (1) Abilify
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
4.46% Stats
4 (1) Singulair
Merck
8.67% Stats
5 (1) Seroquel
AstraZeneca
3.29% Stats
6 (1) Advair Diskus
GlaxoSmithKline
1.61% Stats
7 (1) Crestor
AstraZeneca
2.35% Stats
8 (1) Cymbalta
7.58% Stats
9 (15) atorvastatin
Generic
88.56% Stats
10 Humira
AbbVie Inc.
2.50% Stats
11 (2) Remicade
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
10.04% Stats
12 (1) Enbrel
Amgen Inc.
1.92% Stats
13 (1) Neulasta
Amgen Inc.
3.33% Stats
14 (13) Lipitor
-47.51% Stats
15 (1) Rituxan
Genentech, Inc.
-1.91% Stats
16 Copaxone
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
4.59% Stats
17 (2) Atripla
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
5.61% Stats
18 (1) OxyContin
Purdue Pharma LP
-1.05% Stats
19 (3) Spiriva
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
8.12% Stats
20 (1) Avastin
Genentech, Inc.
-1.92% Stats
21 (3) Actos
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
-4.52% Stats
22 (1) Januvia
Merck
7.89% Stats
23 (2) Truvada
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
8.31% Stats
24 (3) Lantus
Sanofi
9.78% Stats
25 (3) Diovan
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
12.44% Stats
26 (11) Lexapro
-31.67% Stats
27 (7) Epogen
Amgen Inc.
-24.54% Stats
28 (3) Lyrica
6.04% Stats
29 (5) Lantus Solostar
Sanofi
9.81% Stats
30 (4) enoxaparin
Generic
-8.30% Stats
31 (4) Eloxatin
Sanofi
8.38% Stats
32 Celebrex
1.08% Stats
33 Herceptin
Genentech, Inc.
-0.06% Stats
34 (6) Diovan HCT
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
9.52% Stats
35 (5) Lucentis
Genentech, Inc.
-6.89% Stats
36 (15) Synagis
MedImmune, Inc.
38.30% Stats
37 Namenda
2.71% Stats
38 (2) Gleevec
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
0.13% Stats
39 (1) Avonex
Biogen Inc.
2.22% Stats
40 (3) Vyvanse
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
11.05% Stats
41 (2) olanzapine
Generic
1.70% Stats
42 (13) Incivek
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
-16.88% Stats
43 (1) OneTouch
1.32% Stats
44 Suboxone
2.14% Stats
45 (5) methylphenidate
Generic
11.27% Stats
46 Zetia
Merck
2.67% Stats
47 (6) AndroGel
AbbVie Inc.
11.20% Stats
48 (1) Provigil
-3.18% Stats
49 Lidoderm
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
-2.46% Stats
50 (2) TriCor
AbbVie Inc.
-4.37% Stats
51 (5) Symbicort
AstraZeneca
8.71% Stats
52 Combivent
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1.08% Stats
53 (16) ProAir HFA
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
18.08% Stats
54 (5) Seroquel XR
AstraZeneca
7.81% Stats
55 (1) amphetamine/dextroamphetamine
Generic
-1.02% Stats
56 (8) Nasonex
Merck
9.21% Stats
57 (6) Novolog
Novo Nordisk
5.67% Stats
58 (3) Procrit
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
-2.13% Stats
59 (1) Alimta
Eli Lilly and Company
1.24% Stats
60 (2) Viagra
1.22% Stats
61 (16) Geodon
-21.06% Stats
62 (1) Rebif
EMD Serono, Inc.
-0.21% Stats
63 (6) budesonide
Generic
-3.57% Stats
64 (6) Niaspan
AbbVie Inc.
-3.28% Stats
65 Humalog
Eli Lilly and Company
-2.70% Stats
66 (1) Flovent HFA
GlaxoSmithKline
-1.45% Stats
67 (1) Lovaza
GlaxoSmithKline
-1.81% Stats
68 (7) Levemir
Novo Nordisk
9.25% Stats
69 (5) Adderall XR
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
5.88% Stats
70 Neupogen
Amgen Inc.
0.06% Stats
71 (1) Reyataz
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
1.45% Stats
72 (6) Aranesp
Amgen Inc.
-5.86% Stats
73 metoprolol
Generic
-0.53% Stats
74 (2) NovoLog FlexPen
Novo Nordisk
8.96% Stats
75 (4) Vytorin
Merck
-7.25% Stats
76 (7) Janumet
Merck
8.76% Stats
77 (1) Isentress
Merck
2.46% Stats
78 () escitalopram
Generic
n/a Stats
79 (1) Cialis
Eli Lilly and Company
3.24% Stats
80 (3) Aciphex
Eisai Inc.
-1.77% Stats
81 (4) Pradaxa
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
5.13% Stats
82 (2) Solodyn
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
2.06% Stats
83 (4) fentanyl
Generic
-3.34% Stats
84 (43) Zyprexa
-48.69% Stats
85 (4) Velcade
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
4.42% Stats
86 Restasis
Allergan plc
-1.18% Stats
87 (5) Lunesta
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
-4.30% Stats
88 (1) acetaminophen/hydrocodone
Generic
0.09% Stats
89 (9) Prezista
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
9.20% Stats
90 (1) Pegasys
Genentech, Inc.
3.92% Stats
91 (2) Zyvox
Pfizer Inc.
3.85% Stats
92 (4) Prevnar 13
Pfizer Inc.
-1.16% Stats
93 (12) Lovenox
Sanofi
-9.21% Stats
94 Benicar
Daiichi Sankyo
2.79% Stats
95 (5) VESIcare
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
6.58% Stats
96 () Ventolin HFA
GlaxoSmithKline
n/a Stats
97 () Orencia
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
n/a Stats
98 (1) Betaseron
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
2.93% Stats
99 (2) Erbitux
Eli Lilly and Company
2.30% Stats
100 () Dexilant
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
n/a Stats

* Units refer to the number of packages sold.

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