During 2002, what were the sales revenues in dollars for each of the
top selling 30 prescription medicines (brand names) sold in the US?

Hello Dallas33,


TOP 40 BRAND DRUGS BY RETAIL DOLLARS IN 2002 

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Product         Total dollars (add 000)  
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1 Lipitor       $5,203,982 
2 Prevacid       3,359,319 
3 Prilosec       3,103,305 
4 Zocor          3,099,092 
5 Celebrex       2,379,539 
6 Zoloft         2,355,274 
7 Paxil          2,307,032 
8 Zyprexa        2,099,951 
9 Norvasc        1,791,688 
10 Nexium        1,790,703 
11 Neurontin     1,762,690 
12 Vioxx         1,742,680 
13 OxyContin     1,588,489 
14 Wellbutrin SR 1,557,351 
15 Pravachol     1,542,958 
16 Effexor XR    1,534,770 
17 Celexa        1,515,412 
18 Claritin      1,470,888 
19 Allegra       1,430,454 
20 Advair Diskus 1,367,408 
21 Risperdal     1,343,318 
22 Augmentin     1,330,398 
23 Fosamax       1,277,385 
24 Ambien        1,276,193 
25 Plavix        1,259,281 
26 Singulair     1,192,047 
27 Actos         1,172,617 
28 Premarin Tabs 1,125,497 
29 Protonix      1,085,427 
30 Zyrtec        1,079,873
31 Zithromax Z-Pak 1,078,969 
32 Viagra        1,062,441 
33 Cipro         1,060,785 
34 Avandia         985,592 
35 Levaquin        975,249 
36 Aciphex         940,916 
37 Imitrex Oral    853,461 
38 Ortho Tri-Cyclen 840,463 
39 Seroquel        800,359 
40 Flonase         765,807
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The source for the data is Verispan Scott-Levin
Drug Topics.com

You may view the TOP 200 BRAND DRUGS BY RETAIL DOLLARS IN 2002 at the
Drug Topics Online Magazine for Pharmacists Website:
http://dt.pdr.net/be_core/d/templates/issue/show_article.jsp?stylesheet=/be_core/d/stylesheets/xslt/view_free_pages.xsl&filename=/be_core/d/online_only_content/free_pages/BrandRetail_2002.xml&showPoll=no

Note: The FDA approved Claritin (loratadine) as an over-the-counter
(OTC) allergy drug product on Nov. 27, 2002
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/departs/2003/103_upd.html#claritin
 

Additional information that may interest you:


You may view the TOP 200 GENERIC DRUGS BY UNIT IN 2002 at this URL:
http://dt.pdr.net/be_core/d/templates/issue/show_article.jsp?stylesheet=/be_core/d/stylesheets/xslt/view_free_pages.xsl&filename=/be_core/d/online_only_content/free_pages/Generic_2002.xml&showPoll=no


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Bobbie7-ga

I appreciate the solid answer and the addtional information that was
provided.  The results exceeded my expectation.  Thank you.