Pharmaceutical Sales 2010

The following is a list of the top 200 Drugs by units sold in 2010, listed by U.S. units sold and brand name.

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Top 200 Drugs for 2010 by Units Sold

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Rank	Drug	Current Manufacturer	Total Rxs (000)	% Change 2009
1	Lipitor	Pfizer Inc.	37,523	-11.3%
2	Nexium	AstraZeneca	25,872	-1.7%
3	Plavix	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	25,000	-2.1%
4	Singulair	Merck	24,666	-0.5%
5	Lexapro	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	23,000	-4.1%
6 (2)	Crestor	AstraZeneca	20,945	14.4%
7	Synthroid	Abbott Laboratories	20,272	-4.5%
8 (2)	ProAir HFA	Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	18,616	-15.7%
9	Advair Diskus	GlaxoSmithKline	16,580	-4.7%
10 (1)	Cymbalta	Eli Lilly and Company	14,591	-1.3%
11 (1)	Diovan	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	14,360	-3.2%
12 (18)	Ventolin HFA	GlaxoSmithKline	13,523	68.4%
13 (2)	Diovan HCT	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	11,480	-6.7%
14 (2)	Actos	Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	11,193	-3.5%
15 (3)	Seroquel	AstraZeneca	10,260	-6.9%
16 (3)	Levaquin	Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	9,322	-12.4%
17 (8)	Lantus	Sanofi	8,960	-5.9%
18 (8)	Nasonex	Merck	8,834	-7.9%
19 (4)	Viagra	Pfizer Inc.	8,829	-7.4%
20 (7)	Lyrica	Pfizer Inc.	8,714	-5.1%
21 (3)	Celebrex	Pfizer Inc.	8,643	-9.8%
22 (10)	Concerta	Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	7,949	2.7%
23 (12)	Spiriva	Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	7,738	5.3%
24 (4)	Premarin tabs	Pfizer Inc.	7,691	-14.7%
25 (13)	Effexor XR	Pfizer Inc.	7,603	-44.1%
26 (6)	Tricor	Abbott Laboratories	7,588	-23.1%
27 (2)	Zetia	Merck	7,398	-14.8%
28 (6)	Vytorin	Merck	7,165	-25.3%
29 (12)	OxyContin	Purdue Pharma LP	6,869	7.5%
30 (9)	Abilify	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	6,799	6.0%
31 (32)	Loestrin 24 Fe	Allergan plc	6,693	65.5%
32 (21)	Vyvanse	Shire plc	6,604	31.3%
33 (7)	Cialis	Eli Lilly and Company	6,584	5.2%
34 (16)	Suboxone	Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc.	6,476	24.2%
35 (3)	Aricept	Eisai Inc.	6,252	-4.0%
36	Benicar	Daiichi Sankyo	6,098	-10.8%
37 (8)	Januvia	Merck	5,919	5.5%
38 (9)	Lunesta	Sepracor Inc.	5,714	7.5%
39 (2)	Ambien CR	Sanofi	5,687	-16.7%
40 (8)	Niaspan	Abbott Laboratories	5,618	5.6%
41 (3)	Xalatan	Pfizer Inc.	5,516	-3.3%
42	Levoxyl	King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	5,452	-16.9%
43	Benicar HCT	Daiichi Sankyo	5,215	-12.7%
44 (13)	Flovent HFA	GlaxoSmithKline	5,047	9.5%
45 (11)	NuvaRing	Merck	4,756	1.7%
46 ()	Lovaza	GlaxoSmithKline	4,583	12.0%
47 (26)	Yaz	Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	4,567	-54.5%
48 (16)	NovoLog	Novo Nordisk	4,443	10.2%
49 (10)	Combivent	Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	4,270	-5.1%
50 (12)	Namenda	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	4,193	4.2%
51 (1)	Detrol LA	Pfizer Inc.	4,160	-18.8%
52 (13)	Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo	Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	4,157	8.7%
53 (27)	Lantus SoloSTAR	Sanofi	4,035	40.5%
54 (8)	Proventil HFA	Merck	3,952	-30.3%
55	Aciphex	Eisai Inc.	3,897	-18.6%
56 (2)	Avapro	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	3,811	-17.2%
57 (41)	Bystolic	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	3,666	62.6%
58 (7)	Adderall XR	Shire plc	3,625	-29.6%
59 (30)	Symbicort	AstraZeneca	3,618	42.1%
60 (8)	Zyprexa	Eli Lilly and Company	3,616	-0.9%
61 (56)	Trilipix	Abbott Laboratories	3,608	84.2%
62 (2)	Boniva	Genentech, Inc.	3,524	-14.7%
63 (9)	Avodart	GlaxoSmithKline	3,466	0.3%
64 (22)	Glipizide XL	Greenstone LLC	3,423	24.2%
65 (36)	Pristiq	Pfizer Inc.	3,412	49.9%
66 (5)	Lidoderm	Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	3,402	-2.6%
67 (2)	Humalog	Eli Lilly and Company	3,343	-6.2%
68 (6)	Vigamox	Alcon	3,327	-1.9%
69 (2)	Evista	Eli Lilly and Company	3,296	-11.4%
70 (53)	Flomax	Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	3,132	-73.1%
71 (5)	Chantix	Pfizer Inc.	2,980	-20.9%
72 (2)	Avalide	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	2,879	-17.6%
73 (5)	Protonix	Pfizer Inc.	2,848	-9.2%
74 (43)	Cozaar	Merck	2,837	-64.0%
75 (9)	Vivelle-DOT	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	2,832	1.6%
76 (12)	Vesicare	Astellas Pharma US, Inc.	2,814	6.2%
77 (17)	Prempro	Pfizer Inc.	2,702	11.7%
78 (1)	Avelox	Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	2,693	-15.1%
79 ()	Dexilant/Kapidex		2,675	233.3%
80 (15)	Focalin XR	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	2,667	11.8%
81	Strattera	Eli Lilly and Company	2,606	-7.8%
82 (1)	Xopenex HFA	Sepracor Inc.	2,584	-8.3%
83 (22)	Actonel	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	2,558	-37.6%
84 (36)	Travatan Z	Alcon	2,543	33.6%
85 (34)	Levemir	Novo Nordisk	2,535	29.6%
86 (5)	Lumigan	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	2,518	2.8%
87 (18)	Apri	Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	2,394	10.5%
88 (6)	Levitra	Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	2,359	-17.5%
89 (8)	Geodon oral	Pfizer Inc.	2,332	0.3%
90 (6)	Micardis	Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	2,324	2.4%
91 (16)	Exforge	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	2,267	6.6%
92 (5)	Coumadin tabs	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	2,248	-18.6%
93 (22)	Janumet	Merck	2,245	14.9%
94 (18)	Ciprodex otic	Alcon	2,204	4.2%
95 (62)	Valtrex	GlaxoSmithKline	2,180	-71.7%
96 (15)	Restasis	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	2,156	3.5%
97 (74)	Seroquel XR	AstraZeneca	2,101	94.4%
98 (6)	Micardis HCT	Abbott Laboratories	2,088	-1.3%
99 (38)	Actonel 150	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	2,045	12.5%
100 (7)	Lotrel	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	2,041	-17.4%
101 (25)	Tussionex	Sanofi	2,024	-39.0%
102 (16)	Prometrium	Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	1,989	-1.4%
103 (21)	AndroGel	Abbott Laboratories	1,969	6.7%
104 (4)	Kariva	Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	1,967	-15.8%
105 (4)	Patanol	Alcon	1,960	-7.4%
106 (44)	Voltaren gel	Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	1,931	34.3%
107 (58)	Hyzaar	Merck	1,899	-64.7%
108 (35)	Thyroid, Armour	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	1,893	-43.6%
109 (17)	Nasacort AQ	Sanofi	1,807	-25.6%
110 (12)	Coreg CR	GlaxoSmithKline	1,782	-7.2%
111 (46)	Qvar	Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	1,781	30.4%
112 (35)	Pataday	Alcon	1,755	16.4%
113 (11)	Xyzal	Sanofi	1,747	-24.4%
114 (11)	Humulin N	Eli Lilly and Company	1,715	-4.4%
115 (16)	Vagifem	Novo Nordisk	1,650	-3.1%
116 (62)	Toprol XL	AstraZeneca	1,650	-67.6%
117 (7)	Byetta	Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	1,638	-22.1%
118 (21)	NovoLog Mix 70/30	Novo Nordisk	1,633	6.9%
119 (11)	Veramyst	GlaxoSmithKline	1,584	-9.9%
120 (39)	Azor	Daiichi Sankyo	1,562	21.5%
121 (13)	Caduet	Pfizer Inc.	1,561	-26.2%
122 (33)	Welchol	Daiichi Sankyo	1,560	13.2%
123 (10)	Actoplus Met	Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	1,531	-3.4%
124 (10)	Provigil	Cephalon, Inc.	1,517	-29.1%
125 (11)	Epipen	King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	1,512	-1.1%
126 (6)	Aggrenox	Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	1,497	-6.9%
127 (11)	Dilantin	Pfizer Inc.	1,475	-4.9%
128 (24)	Enablex	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	1,466	3.0%
129 (13)	Alphagan P	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	1,461	-27.0%
130 (11)	Premarin vaginal	Pfizer Inc.	1,452	-4.6%
131 (4)	Xopenex	Akorn, Inc.	1,444	-20.6%
132 (14)	Uroxatral	Concordia Pharmaceuticals Inc.	1,419	-4.4%
133 (10)	Asmanex	Merck	1,412	-4.0%
134 (10)	Prevacid SoluTab	Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	1,393	-4.9%
135 (29)	Moviprep	Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	1,363	21.7%
136 (33)	Avandia	GlaxoSmithKline	1,345	-40.0%
137 (24)	Tekturna	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	1,321	5.3%
138 (11)	Propecia	Merck	1,319	-9.4%
139 (6)	Ortho Evra	Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	1,312	-13.9%
140 (35)	Solodyn	Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation	1,311	19.1%
141 (4)	Humulin 70/30	Eli Lilly and Company	1,298	-14.7%
142 (36)	Lanoxin	GlaxoSmithKline	1,265	-41.2%
143 (8)	Asacol	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	1,258	-19.1%
144 (130)	Prevacid	Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	1,248	-90.5%
145 (17)	Atacand	AstraZeneca	1,238	-29.2%
146 (27)	Nitrostat	Pfizer Inc.	1,220	17.8%
147 (40)	Combigan	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	1,169	27.8%
148 ()	Halflytely bwl prep		1,128	-28.9%
149 (14)	Relpax	Pfizer Inc.	1,113	-8.2%
150 (20)	Novolin 70/30	Novo Nordisk	1,106	-1.0%
151 (18)	Femara	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	1,098	-0.6%
152 (118)	Tamiflu	Genentech, Inc.	1,094	-85.3%
153 (14)	Zovirax topical	GlaxoSmithKline	1,075	-5.1%
154 (4)	Lovenox	Sanofi	1,057	-22.2%
155 (13)	Zymar	Allergan plc	1,055	-31.5%
156 (10)	Maxalt	Merck	1,028	-7.5%
157 (25)	Estrace vaginal	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	1,024	7.4%
158 ()	Exelon Patch	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	1,008	24.9%
159 ()	Intuniv	Shire plc	983	NA
160	Allegra-D 24 Hour	Sanofi	975	-25.3%
161 ()	Astepro 0.15		955	NA
162 (12)	Maxalt MLT	Merck	949	-8.3%
163 (34)	Arimidex	AstraZeneca	946	-45.5%
164 (15)	Amitiza	Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	941	-1.8%
165 ()	Doryx	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	939	13.4%
166 (15)	Differin	Galderma Laboratories, L.P.	913	-37.0%
167 (27)	Clarinex	Merck	906	-43.2%
168 (24)	Lotemax	Bausch & Lomb Inc.	905	1.3%
169 (46)	Astelin	Meda U.S.	896	-52.5%
170 (27)	Transderm-Scop	Baxter International Inc.	883	4.6%
171 (10)	Humulin R	Eli Lilly and Company	878	-6.9%
172 (19)	Levothroid	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	869	-40.2%
173 ()	Advair HFA	GlaxoSmithKline	868	22.0%
174 (10)	Truvada	Gilead Sciences, Inc.	866	-7.5%
175 ()	Nuvigil	Cephalon, Inc.	852	194.8%
176 ()	SF 5000 Plus	Cypress Pharmaceutical, Inc.	838	12.3%
177 (9)	Yasmin 28	Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	837	-28.7%
178 (1)	Bactroban	GlaxoSmithKline	824	-17.7%
179 ()	Ranexa	Gilead Sciences, Inc.	816	32.8%
180 (15)	Metadate CD	UCB, Inc.	810	-6.8%
181 (25)	Lamictal	GlaxoSmithKline	801	-42.3%
182 (16)	Atrovent HFA	Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	800	-5.7%
183 ()	Simcor	Abbott Laboratories	800	14.9%
184 ()	Opana ER	Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	794	39.4%
185 (23)	Rhinocort Aqua	AstraZeneca	774	-36.8%
186 (4)	Humalog Mix 75/25 Pen	Eli Lilly and Company	769	-14.7%
187 ()	Carafate	Actavis Pharma, Inc.	764	7.5%
188 (8)	Norvir	Abbott Laboratories	762	-10.9%
189 ()	Aspir-Low	Major Pharmaceuticals	760	2.2%
190 (36)	BenzaClin	Sanofi	759	-45.3%
191 (101)	Skelaxin	Elan Corporation plc	759	-70.2%
192 (6)	Duac Care System	GlaxoSmithKline	755	-15.4%
193 (17)	Wellbutrin XL	Bausch Health Companies Inc.	753	-26.7%
194 (1)	Arthrotec	Pfizer Inc.	752	-15.7%
195 ()	Epiduo	Galderma Laboratories, L.P.	742	43.5%
196 ()	Pulmicort Flexhaler	AstraZeneca	735	-6.7%
197 ()	Omnaris	Sepracor Inc.	734	79.3%
198 ()	Ortho Tri-Cyclen	Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	732	16.1%
199 (5)	Prandin	Novo Nordisk	726	-15.0%
200 ()	Nevanac	Alcon	725	16.1%