I want to have a list of Top 20 pharmaceutical companies in US.

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Request for Question Clarification by secret901-ga on 23 Nov 2002 12:35 PST

Hi jackieyu,
Do you mean the 20 companies with the highest revenue?

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Request for Question Clarification by secret901-ga on 23 Nov 2002 12:39 PST

Hi jackieyu,
I have found a list of the top 14 pharmaceutical companies along with
their revenues and profits for 2001.  This is one of the most
authorative lists.  Would you accept this as an answer?
Regards,
secret901-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by secret901-ga on 23 Nov 2002 13:10 PST

Hi jackieyu,
This search is more complicated than I originally thought.  Some of
the top pharmaceutical companies are also in other businesses.  Are
you looking for a list of the top 20 standalone pharmaceutical
companies? The top 20 companies ranked by pharmaceutical revenues? Or
just the top 20 pharmaceutical companies in revenues, no matter where
the revenues came from?
Thanks,
secret901-ga

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Clarification of Question by jackieyu-ga on 24 Nov 2002 10:38 PST

I will take the second one as answer(top 14), thank you.

Hi jackieyu,
According to Fortune 500[1], The top 14 pharmaceutical companies in
the United States, with their revenues for 2001 (in millions of
dollars), are:
1. Merck 47,716
2. Johnson & Johnson  33,004
3. Pfizer 32,259 
4. Bristol-Myers Squibb 21,717
5. Pharmacia 19,299
6. Abbott Laboratories 16,285
7. Wyeth 14,129
8. Eli Lilly 11,543
9. Schering-Plough 9,802
10.  Amgen 4,016
11. Allergan 1,685
12. Genzyme 1,224
13. Ivax 1,215
14. Forest Laboratories 1,205

Please keep in mind that not all the revenues for these companies are
pharmaceutical-related.  For example, $25,518 million of Pfizer's
$32,259 million in revenues are pharmaceutical-related, making it #1
if we were to rank the companies according to only pharmaceutical
revenues.  Since I have incomplete information regarding this, I shall
only show the top 3 companies[2]:

1 Pfizer, Inc. 25,518
2 Merck & Co. 20,456
3 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 16,285

If you're interested, there is also a list of the top 20 worldwide
pharmaceutical companies, ranked by their revenues in 2001.[3]

I hope that answered your question.  If you need clarification, please
request for it before rating this answer and I will be happy to
clarify for you.
Regards,
secret901-ga

Sources:
[1]http://www.fortune.com/lists/F500/indsnap_41.html
[2]http://www.contractpharma.com/JulyAug021.htm (Please note that the
companies listed in his webpage are worldwide companies.)
[3]http://www.mind-advertising.com/sectors/sector_pharma.htm

Search Strategy:
"top 20 pharmaceutical companies"
"top 20" pharmaceutical
"top pharmaceutical companies"
http://www.fortune.com

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Request for Answer Clarification by jackieyu-ga on 24 Nov 2002 14:08 PST

I could not find the top 20 worldwide companies from the link provided.

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Clarification of Answer by secret901-ga on 24 Nov 2002 14:18 PST

Hi jackieyu, 
Link [3] contains the top 20 pharmaceutical companies at the top of the page: 
 Merck & Co ($47.7bn) 
 Johnson & Johnson ($33.0bn) 
 Glaxo SmithKline ($29.5bn) 
 Pfizer ($29.4bn)   
 Bristol-Myers Squibb ($19.4bn)  
 Novartis ($19.0bn)  
 Roche ($17.3bn) 
 AstraZeneca ($16.5bn) 
 Abbott Laboratories ($16.3bn)  
 Aventis ($15.8bn) 
 Wyeth ($14.1bn) 
 Pharmacia Corp ($13.8bn) 
 Eli Lilly & Co ($11.5bn) 
 Schering-Plough ($9.8bn) 
 Tyco International ($8.8bn) 
 Bayer ($8.8bn) 
 Baxter International ($7.7bn)  
 Takeda Chemical Industries ($6.9bn)  
 Boehringer Ingelheim ($6.4bn)  
 Merck KGaA ($5.9bn) 
 
Link [2] does not contain the full list, since they want us to buy the hard copy. 
Sorry for any confusion.  If you need further clarification, please ask. 
Regards, 
secret901-ga

excellent answer, helps me a lot, thank you!!!

Hi jackieyu,
Link [3] contains the top 20 pharmaceutical companies at the top of the page:
 Merck & Co ($47.7bn)
 Johnson & Johnson ($33.0bn)
 Glaxo SmithKline ($29.5bn)
 Pfizer ($29.4bn)  
 Bristol-Myers Squibb ($19.4bn) 
 Novartis ($19.0bn) 
 Roche ($17.3bn)
 AstraZeneca ($16.5bn)
 Abbott Laboratories ($16.3bn) 
 Aventis ($15.8bn)
 Wyeth ($14.1bn)
 Pharmacia Corp ($13.8bn)
 Eli Lilly & Co ($11.5bn)
 Schering-Plough ($9.8bn)
 Tyco International ($8.8bn)
 Bayer ($8.8bn)
 Baxter International ($7.7bn) 
 Takeda Chemical Industries ($6.9bn) 
 Boehringer Ingelheim ($6.4bn) 
 Merck KGaA ($5.9bn)

Link [2] does not contain the full list, since they want us to buy the hard copy.
Sorry for any confusion.  If you need further clarification, please ask.
Regards,
secret901-ga