The following is the result of my research for the data you have
requested on best selling drugs:
A List of the Best-Selling Drugs in the U.S.
(As appeared in the online version of the New York Times 9/30/04)
The top selling drugs in the United States in 2003, their annual
sales, what it treats and its manufacturer. The 2003 data is the most
recent audited figures available.
DRUG ANNUAL SALES TREATS MANUFACTURER
Lipitor $6.8 billion cholesterol Pfizer Inc.
Zocor $4.4 billion cholesterol Merck & Co.
Prevacid $4.0 billion heartburn TAP Pharma
Procrit $3.3 billion anemia Johnson & Johnson
Zyprexa $3.2 billion mental illness Eli Lilly & Co.
Epogen $3.1 billion anemia Amgen
Nexium $3.1 billion heartburn Merck & Co.
Zoloft $2.9 billion depression Pfizer Inc.
Celebrex $2.6 billion arthritis Pfizer Inc.
Neurontin $2.4 billion epilepsy Pfizer Inc.
Advair Diskus $2.3 billion asthma GlaxoSmithKline PLC
Plavix $2.2 billion blood clots Bristol-Myers Squibb
Norvasc $2.2 billion hypertension Pfizer Inc.
Effexor XR $2.1 billion depression Wyeth
Pravachol $2.0 billion cholesterol Bristol-Myers Squibb
Risperdal $2.0 billion mental illness Johnson & Johnson
Oxycontin $1.9 billion pain Perdue Pharma
Fosamax $1.8 billion osteoporosis Merck & Co.
Protonix $1.8 billion gastrointestinal Wyeth
Vioxx $1.8 billion arthritis Merck & Co.
"The information contained in this report was derived using NDCHealth
proprietary methodologies and is based on prescription data and
wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) prices for retail, mail order,
clinics, hospitals, long-term care and home health care organizations
and other non-retail channels."
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