Best Selling Drugs

Top 10 Best Selling Drugs in History (through 2013)

  1. Lipitor by Pfizer
  2. Plavix by Sanofi
  3. Nexium by AstraZeneca
  4. Seretide by GlaxoSmithKline
  5. Enbrel by Amgen
  6. Zyprexa by Eli Lilly
  7. Risperdal by Janssen Cilag
  8. Seroquel by AstraZeneca
  9. Singulair by Merck & Co
  10. Aranesp by Amgen

Top 10 Selling Oncology Drugs (through 2013)
*$100 billion in global ann. sales reached in 2015

  1. Rituximab by Genentech/Roche
  2. Bevacizumab by Genentech/Roche
  3. Trastuzumab by Genentech/Roche
  4. Imatinib by Novartis
  5. Pegfilgrastim by Amgen
  6. Lenalidomide by Celgene
  7. Pemetrexed by Eli Lilly
  8. Bortezomib by Takeda and Johnson & Johnson
  9. Cetuximab by ImClone and Merck
  10. Abiraterone by Johnson & Johnson

Top 10 Selling Psychiatric Drugs (through 2013)

  1. Abilify by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical
  2. Cymbalta by Eli Lilly
  3. Lyrica by Pfizer
  4. Vyvanse by Shire
  5. Namenda by Forest Laboratories
  6. Suboxone by Reckitt Benckiser
  7. Seroquel XR by AstraZeneca
  8. Invega Sustenna by Johnson & Johnson
  9. Latuda by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals
  10. Lunesta by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals

Top 10 Selling Opioid Drugs (through 2013)

  1. Vicodin
  2. Oxycodone with Acetaminophen (generic Percocet)
  3. Oxycodone HCL (generic OxyContin)
  4. Acetaminophen with Codeine
  5. Morphine Sulfate
  6. Fentanyl
  7. OxyContin
  8. Methadone
  9. Hydromorphone HCL
  10. Oxymorphone HCL

Top 10 Most Prescribed Drugs (through mid 2015)

  1. Synthroid (Levothyroxine)
  2. Crestor (Rosuvastatin)
  3. Ventolin HFA (Albuterol)
  4. Nexium (Esomeprazole)
  5. Advair Diskus (Fluticasone)
  6. Lantus Solostar (Insulin Glargine)
  7. Vyvanse (Lisdexamfetamine)
  8. Lyrica (Pregabalin)
  9. Spiriva Handihaler (Tiotropium)
  10. Januvia (Sitagliptin)

Top 15 Globally Best-Selling Drugs (2014)

  1. Humira by AbbVie
  2. Lantus by Sanofi
  3. Sovaldi by Gilead Sciences
  4. Abilify by Otsuka Group
  5. Enbrel by Amgen Inc.
  6. Crestor by AstraZeneca
  7. Remicade by Johnson & Johnson
  8. Nexium by AstraZeneca
  9. Rituxan/Mabthera by The Roche Group
  10. Avastin by The Roche Group
  11. Lyrica by Pfizer Inc.
  12. Herceptin by The Roche Group
  13. Spiriva by The Boehringer Ingelheim Group
  14. Januvia by Merck & Co. Inc.
  15. Copaxone by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries

Top 10 Most Used Drugs Globally (2014)

*Based on Global Drug Survey

  1. Alcohol
  2. Tobacco
  3. Cannabis
  4. Caffeinated Energy Drinks
  5. MDMA
  6. Shisha Tobacco
  7. Cocaine
  8. Electronic Cigarettes
  9. Amphetamines
  10. Magic Mushrooms