Top 10 Best Selling Drugs

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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Top Six Natural Aphrodisiacs to Boost Sexual Desire

Top Six Natural Aphrodisiacs to Boost Sexual Desire

Here's a list of top six natural aphrodisiacs that will boost your sex life revealed by Amy Reiley, one of only two Americans to hold a Masters of Gastronomy degree from Le Cordon Bleu.

Figs, she says, are loaded with manganese, magnesium, vitamin E and zinc, which are essential for sexual health.

Watermelons contain citrulline, which signals the body to release arginine, which relaxes blood vessels - an effect similar to Viagra.

Champagne is another one on the top. It enters the bloodstream more quickly than wine, so you drink less of it. And with pinot noir or pinot meunier grapes has as many antioxidants as red wine, reports Fox News.

About Rosemary, she said:"If you're preparing a meal of seduction, you want something that will be easier to digest. You don't want blood flow diverted to your stomach."

Chilli Peppers - they replicate symptoms of arousal: flushed cheeks, a tingle on your tongue and plumper, more kissable lips. And they raise body temperature too.

Cheese - releases ten times more endorphins than chocolate, and puts you in the mood.

Reiley adds that the multi-sensory experience of eating, when combined with the right ingredients, nutrients and intentions, makes food positively sexual. And given the frequency with which we eat, that makes food the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Read more: Top Six Natural Aphrodisiacs to Boost Sexual Desire www.medindia.net

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Fake Orgasms Not Just a Female Thing; Men Do It Too

Fake Orgasms Not Just a Female Thing; Men Do It Too

Women aren't the only ones who can pretend to have orgasms, according to a new study, which found that even men feign pleasure in bed.

In a study of more than 200 college students, 25 percent of men and half of the women reported that they'd acted out an orgasm during sexual activity.

The reason to fake it was to end the sex without the awkwardness of hurting their partner's feelings, reports Live Science.

The new study, conducted by psychologists at the University of Kansas, asked 180 college-age men and 101 college-age women questions about their sexual histories.

Each participant was asked whether they had ever pretended to have an orgasm. To catch those who might be ashamed to admit their deceit, the participants were also asked whether they'd "done something similar" to pretending to orgasm.

Almost 100 percent of those surveyed had experienced some sort of partnered sexual stimulation, whether manual or oral. Just under 70 percent of the women and 85 percent of the men reported penile-vaginal intercourse.

Intercourse turned out to be a major predictor of whether someone had faked it. About 10 percent of men and 19 percent of women who'd had sexual encounters but not intercourse had faked orgasms, compared with 28 percent of men and 67 percent of women who'd had penile-vaginal intercourse.

Pretenders tended to be more sexually experienced, and were more likely to have had an orgasm at some point, either through masturbation or intercourse.

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Sexual health

Teen Girls More Likely to Indulge in Risky Sex Than Boys

A study into adolescent sexual habits has revealed that females are more likely to have an unprotected first sexual encounter than their male counterparts.

Nicole Weller, an Arizona State University graduate student, attempted to find answers to questions like: Are adolescents more likely to have unprotected sex or protected sex? Are adolescents who know the risk of sexually transmitted diseases more likely to use contraception?

"This in particular was an interesting finding because males usually report that they are having more sex than females," she said.

"In general, the younger that you are when you have sex, the more at risk you are of contracting a sexually transmitted disease," Weller said.

Analysis of data from the National Survey of Family Growth that has been conducted since 1973, showed that young people are waiting longer than in the past to have a first sexual encounter, but the age at which people contract a sexually transmitted disease is decreasing.

"Fifteen to 19-year-olds have the most sexually transmitted diseases," Weller said.

She also found that African American males and females are more likely to have unprotected sex than their peers.

Further research that Weller will conduct on the subject includes looking at the different types of contraception use since some methods prevent pregnancy; others prevent sexually transmitted diseases; and some such as condoms can prevent both.

Another focus of her studies is if the type of relationship has an influence on the type of contraception used, whether it is a serious boyfriend-girlfriend relationship or a random hook-up.

"Young people probably are not thinking about having children later. When you are young, you're not necessarily thinking of those future consequences."

Read more: Teen Girls More Likely to Indulge in Risky Sex Than Boys www.medindia.net

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