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Top 10 Best-Selling Prescription Drugs in America
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Lipitor, the cholesterol-lowering treatment, remains the best-selling drug in America. But Pfizer, the drug's maker, is facing renewed competition from biotechs like Amgen that were hardly on the map a decade ago-- and renewed threats from cheap generic drugs.
| 1. | LIPITOR - Treats: High cholesterol - Pfizer - $8.4 billion |
| 2. | ZOCOR - Treats: High cholesterol - Merck - $4.4 billion (2005 sales) |
| 3. | NEXIUM - Treats: Heartburn - AstraZeneca - $4.4 billion |
| 4. | PREVACID - Treats: Heartburn - Abbott & Takeda - $3.8 billion |
| 5. | ADVAIR DISKUS - Treats: Asthma - GlaxoSmithKline - $3.6 billion |
| 6. | PLAVIX - Treats: Heart disease - Bristol-Myers Squibb & Sanofi-Aventis - $3.5 billion |
| 7. | ZOLOFT - Treats: Depression - Pfizer - $3.1 billion |
| 8. | EPOGEN - Treats: Anemia - Amgen - $3.0 billion |
| 9. | PROCRIT - Treats: Anemia - Johnson & Johnson - $3.0 billion |
| 10. | ARANESP - Treats: Anemia - Amgen - $2.8 billion |
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Pratt
Source:
Forbes
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