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Pharmaceutical Sales 2003

The following is a list of the top 200 pharmaceutical drugs by retail sales in 2003, listed by U.S. sales value and brand name.
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Top 200 Drugs for 2003 by Sales

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Rank Drug Current Manufacturer Total Sales ($000) % Change 2002
1 Lipitor Pfizer Inc. 5,538,587 0.0%
2 Prevacid Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. 3,568,558 0.0%
3 Zocor Merck & Co., Inc. 3,277,856 0.0%
4 Nexium AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 2,700,297 0.0%
5 Zoloft Pfizer Inc. 2,580,509 0.0%
6 Celebrex Pfizer Inc. 2,206,389 0.0%
7 Zyprexa Eli Lilly and Company 2,185,718 0.0%
8 Neurontin Pfizer Inc. 2,060,046 0.0%
9 Effexor XR Pfizer Inc. 2,047,193 0.0%
10 Advair Diskus GlaxoSmithKline 2,008,429 0.0%
11 OxyContin Purdue Pharma LP 1,841,967 0.0%
12 Norvasc Pfizer Inc. 1,820,452 0.0%
13 Wellbutrin SR GlaxoSmithKline 1,709,891 0.0%
14 Plavix Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 1,695,685 0.0%
15 Pravachol Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 1,663,303 0.0%
16 Vioxx Merck & Co., Inc. 1,630,173 0.0%
17 Singulair Merck & Co., Inc. 1,625,263 0.0%
18 Protonix Pfizer Inc. 1,614,188 0.0%
19 Ambien Pfizer Inc. 1,565,451 0.0%
20 Risperdal Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1,468,415 0.0%
21 Allegra Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC 1,449,846 0.0%
22 Paxil Apotex Corp. 1,400,905 0.0%
23 Fosamax Merck & Co., Inc. 1,366,901 0.0%
24 Actos Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. 1,332,104 0.0%
25 Celexa Actavis Pharma, Inc. 1,260,303 0.0%
26 Zithromax Z-Pak Pfizer Inc. 1,209,239 0.0%
27 Levaquin Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 115,864 0.0%
28 Zyrtec Johnson & Johnson 1,118,911 0.0%
29 Seroquel AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 1,110,580 0.0%
30 Viagra Pfizer Inc. 1,104,858 0.0%
31 Aciphex Eisai Inc. 1,083,214 0.0%
32 Duragesic Johnson & Johnson 1,049,845 0.0%
33 Avandia GlaxoSmithKline 1,046,145 0.0%
34 Lexapro Actavis Pharma, Inc. 965,666 0.0%
35 Topamax Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 912,933 0.0%
36 Bextra Pfizer Inc. 905,188 0.0%
37 Flonase GlaxoSmithKline 889,893 0.0%
38 Toprol XL AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 889,799 0.0%
39 Enbrel Amgen Inc. 883,700 0.0%
40 Premarin Tabs Pfizer Inc. 856,921 0.0%
41 Synthroid Abbott Laboratories 850,825 0.0%
42 Imitrex Oral GlaxoSmithKline 850,088 0.0%
43 Lotrel Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 843,375 0.0%
44 Ortho Tri-Cyclen Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 816,238 0.0%
45 Prilosec AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 810,891 0.0%
46 Paxil CR Apotex Corp. 775,564 0.0%
47 Cipro Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. 716,420 0.0%
48 Valtrex GlaxoSmithKline 681,082 0.0%
49 Concerta Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 668,316 0.0%
50 Clarinex Merck & Co., Inc. 646,790 0.0%
51 Lamisil Oral Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 646,026 0.0%
52 Diovan Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 632,121 0.0%
53 Depakote Abbott Laboratories 630,794 0.0%
54 Adderall XR Shire US, Inc. 621,034 0.0%
55 Altace King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 614,886 0.0%
56 Lamictal GlaxoSmithKline 582,281 0.0%
57 Tricor Abbott Laboratories 556,490 0.0%
58 Evista Eli Lilly and Company 552,960 0.0%
59 Cozaar Merck & Co., Inc. 536,027 0.0%
60 Accupril Pfizer Inc. 534,713 0.0%
61 Flovent GlaxoSmithKline 532,577 0.0%
62 Nasonex Merck & Co., Inc. 531,272 0.0%
63 Diovan HCT Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 530,650 0.0%
64 Flomax Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 515,122 0.0%
65 Procrit Janssen Biotech, Inc. 514,724 0.0%
66 Aricept Eisai Inc. 486,249 0.0%
67 Coreg GlaxoSmithKline 485,358 0.0%
68 Allegra-D Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. 0 0.0%
69 Diflucan Pfizer Inc. 480,251 0.0%
70 Actonel Actavis Pharma, Inc. 463,914 0.0%
71 Zofran GlaxoSmithKline 463,726 0.0%
72 Glucovance Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 459,463 0.0%
73 Combivir GlaxoSmithKline 457,900 0.0%
74 Humalog Eli Lilly and Company 448,545 0.0%
75 Detrol LA Pfizer Inc. 441,725 0.0%
76 Rebetol Merck & Co., Inc. 441,440 0.0%
77 Glucophage XR Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 429,536 0.0%
78 Pulmicort Respules AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 426,402 0.0%
79 Combivent Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 405,072 0.0%
80 Hyzaar Merck & Co., Inc. 400,835 0.0%
81 Strattera Eli Lilly and Company 393,300 0.0%
82 Skelaxin Elan Corporation, plc 391,702 0.0%
83 Ortho Evra Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 385,224 0.0%
84 PEG-Intron 382,923 0.0%
85 Lovenox Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC 370,083 0.0%
86 Avonex Biogen 367,952 0.0%
87 Lantus Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC 366,434 0.0%
88 Abilify Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 364,546 0.0%
89 Zithromax Susp 361,641 0.0%
90 Cefzil Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 356,428 0.0%
91 Levoxyl King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 350,567 0.0%
92 Xalatan Pfizer Inc. 348,935 0.0%
93 Trizivir GlaxoSmithKline 347,922 0.0%
94 Omnicef Abbott Laboratories 346,582 0.0%
95 Zetia Merck & Co., Inc. 346,565 0.0%
96 Trileptal Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 345,518 0.0%
97 CellCept Genentech, Inc. 337,791 0.0%
98 Ditropan XL Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 334,894 0.0%
99 Biaxin XL Abbott Laboratories 325,698 0.0%
100 Kaletra Abbott Laboratories 324,490 0.0%
101 Glucotrol XL Pfizer Inc. 319,835 0.0%
102 Prograf Astellas Pharma US, Inc. 315,921 0.0%
103 Asacol Actavis Pharma, Inc. 314,196 0.0%
104 Rhinocort Aqua AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 310,864 0.0%
105 Lotensin Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 307,366 0.0%
106 Augmentin ES-600 Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. 304,515 0.0%
107 Accutane Roche 301,497 0.0%
108 Ultracet Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 293,502 0.0%
109 Nasacort AQ Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC 292,550 0.0%
110 Avapro Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 287,276 0.0%
111 Mobic Abbott Laboratories 286,191 0.0%
112 Viread Gilead Sciences, Inc. 285,551 0.0%
113 Provigil Cephalon, Inc. 282,273 0.0%
114 Sustiva Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 282,100 0.0%
115 Zithromax Pfizer Inc. 279,945 0.0%
116 Copaxone Accredo Health Group, Inc. 279,130 0.0%
117 Xopenex Akorn, Inc. 275,824 0.0%
118 Coumadin Tabs Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 273,696 0.0%
119 Elidel Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 272,911 0.0%
120 Geodon Oral Pfizer Inc. 265,046 0.0%
121 Depakote ER Abbott Laboratories 263,894 0.0%
122 Patanol Alcon 263,320 0.0%
123 Avelox Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. 247,411 0.0%
124 Pegasys Genentech, Inc. 245,656 0.0%
125 AndroGel Abbott Laboratories 244,495 0.0%
126 Neupogen Amgen Inc. 243,434 0.0%
127 Zyrtec Syrup 242,058 0.0%
128 Amaryl Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC 241,860 0.0%
129 Biaxin Abbott Laboratories 240,574 0.0%
130 Humalog Mix 75/25 Pn 238,728 0.0%
131 Prozac Eli Lilly and Company 238,562 0.0%
132 Humulin N Eli Lilly and Company 232,776 0.0%
133 Yasmin 28 Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. 230,072 0.0%
134 Actiq Abbott Laboratories 226,046 0.0%
135 Epivir GlaxoSmithKline 0 0.0%
136 Augmentin XR Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. 223,788 0.0%
137 Prempro Pfizer Inc. 223,172 0.0%
138 Lidoderm Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. 219,583 0.0%
139 Keppra UCB, Inc. 215,286 0.0%
140 Proscar Merck & Co., Inc. 213,137 0.0%
141 Monopril Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 211,726 0.0%
142 Viracept GlaxoSmithKline 208,939 0.0%
143 Betaseron Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. 199,834 0.0%
144 Niaspan Abbott Laboratories 194,999 0.0%
145 Gleevec Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 194,632 0.0%
146 Imitrex Inj 194,177 0.0%
147 Amnesteem Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. 193,905 0.0%
148 BenzaClin Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC 193,714 0.0%
149 Alphagan P Actavis Pharma, Inc. 193,467 0.0%
150 Miacalcin Nasal Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. 192,671 0.0%
151 Lescol XL Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 192,623 0.0%
152 Zomig AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 191,647 0.0%
153 Inderal LA Wyeth 190,836 0.0%
154 Humulin 70/30 Eli Lilly and Company 189,839 0.0%
155 Bactroban GlaxoSmithKline 189,094 0.0%
156 Aldara Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation 188,321 0.0%
157 Famvir GlaxoSmithKline 187,264 0.0%
158 RenaGel Genzyme Corporation 183,587 0.0%
159 Zerit Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 181,996 0.0%
160 Macrobid Procter & Gamble 179,606 0.0%
161 Tequin Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 175,970 0.0%
162 Thalomid Celgene Corporation 175,425 0.0%
163 DDAVP Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC 174,265 0.0%
164 Zyrtec-D Johnson & Johnson 174,129 0.0%
165 Klor-Con Sandoz Inc. 173,274 0.0%
166 Avalide Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 172,917 0.0%
167 Differin Galderma Laboratories, L.P. 172,875 0.0%
168 Serevent 170,783 0.0%
169 Casodex AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 166,268 0.0%
170 Arimidex AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 165,349 0.0%
171 Tobradex Alcon 164,604 0.0%
172 Atacand AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 162,849 0.0%
173 Humira Abbott Laboratories 162,432 0.0%
174 Sporanox Janssen Biotech, Inc. 161,739 0.0%
175 Tussionex Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC 160,624 0.0%
176 Cosopt Akorn, Inc. 157,311 0.0%
177 Catapres-TTS Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 155,226 0.0%
178 Xeloda Genentech, Inc. 155,063 0.0%
179 Gonal-F EMD Serono, Inc. 151,562 0.0%
180 Plendil AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 151,542 0.0%
181 Arava Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC 150,791 0.0%
182 Zelnorm Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 149,104 0.0%
183 Serzone Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 148,822 0.0%
184 Exelon Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 147,478 0.0%
185 Percocet-10 147,129 0.0%
186 Tiazac Actavis Pharma, Inc. 146,223 0.0%
187 Aviane Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. 144,964 0.0%
188 Endocet Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. 144,092 0.0%
189 Dovonex Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 143,701 0.0%
190 Penlac 142,628 0.0%
191 Arthrotec Pfizer Inc. 140,326 0.0%
192 Lescol Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 139,872 0.0%
193 Prevpac Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. 138,400 0.0%
194 Pletal Pfizer Inc. 138,144 0.0%
195 Glucophage Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 137,029 0.0%
196 Viramune Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 136,908 0.0%
197 Serevent Diskus GlaxoSmithKline 136,251 0.0%
198 Epogen Amgen Inc. 135,775 0.0%
199 Temodar Merck & Co., Inc. 135,764 0.0%
200 Pulmicort Turbuhaler AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 135,494 0.0%
All Others 24,700,747 0.0%

Source: Verispan, VONA

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