I recently posted the most prescribed pharmaceuticals of 2013. Since then, a report with the most popular pharmaceuticals of 2014 (through June 2014) was released. The full article has the top 100 list. The general trend seems to be a growing dependence on biologic drugs to control autoimmunity related conditions.
-CB
Top 10 Prescriptions, Sales
Product Prescriptions, n
Crestor 22,279,247
Synthroid 22,258,461
Nexium 17,763,935
Ventolin HFA 17,745,136
Advair Diskus 14,495,507
Lantus Solostar 10,450,322
Vyvanse 10,147,910
Lyrica 9,798,532
Spiriva Handihaler 9,555,794
Diovan 9,470,735
Top 10 Prescriptions, Dollars
Product Sales
Abilify $7,545,171,814
Humira $6,732,549,721
Sovaldi $6,707,188,529
Nexium $6,140,633,073
Crestor $5,771,965,582
Enbrel $5,294,762,089
Advair Diskus $4,951,078,263
Remicade $4,462,708,246
Lantus Solostar $4,141,633,161
Neulasta $3,773,342,168
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/834273#vp_1
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