CHAPTER IV
WORLD MARKET DATA
1. Top Branded Pharmaceuticals Worldwide
1998 worldwide sales in $ millions
|
Rank |
1997 Rank |
Brand
|
Company |
% Market Share(E) |
1997 |
1998 (E) |
|
1 |
1 |
Zocor (simvastatin) |
Merck |
31 |
3575 |
3926 |
|
2 |
2 |
Losec (omeprazole) |
Astra |
NA |
2845 |
3083 |
|
3 |
3 |
Prozac (fluoxetine) |
Lilly |
33 |
2559 |
2651 |
2. Leading Companies in 1998 Global Pharmaceutical Sales
|
Rank |
Company |
1998 Sales US $ billions |
% of Global Sales |
% Growth year over year |
|
1 |
Novartis |
10.6 |
4.2 |
+5 |
|
2 |
Merck & Co. |
10.6 |
4.2 |
+8 |
|
3 |
Glaxo Wellcome |
10.5 |
4.2 |
+1 |
3. Pharmaceutical Companies in 1998 Global FT500
|
Rank 1998 |
Rank 1997 |
Company |
Market Capitalisation (US $ million) |
|
5 |
8 |
Merck & Co |
154753 |
|
6 |
22 |
Pfizer |
148074 |
|
13 |
10 |
Novartis |
108475 |
4. Leading Therapy Classes in 1998 Global Pharmaceutical Sales
|
Rank |
Company |
1998 Sales US $ billions |
% of Global Sales |
% Growth year over year |
|
1 |
Anti-ulcerants |
12.9 |
5.1 |
+3 |
|
2 |
Cholesterol & triglyceride reducers |
9.6 |
3.8 |
+20 |
|
3 |
Antidepressants |
9.4 |
3.7 |
+21 |
|
Country |
Year to March 1998 |
% Change2 |
|
North
America |
72.9 |
+11 |
|
US |
68.7 |
+11 |
|
Canada |
4.2 |
+11 |
6. World's Most Profitable Companies
|
RANK |
COMPANY |
PROFIT (1995) |
|
1 |
Merck |
3335 |
|
2 |
Johnson & Johnson |
2403 |
|
3 |
Eli Lilly |
2291 |
Product
|
Originator |
Activity / indication |
|
17-1A MAb (Panorex) |
Centocor (US) |
Antibody/adjuvant for colorectal cancer |
|
Abeciximab (ReoPro) |
Centocor (US) |
Antiplatelet antibody/angioplasty |
|
Aimmugen |
Fujisawa (Japan) |
Hepatitis A vaccine |
8. Patent
Expiry Dates of Some Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
GENERIC NAME |
PATENT EXPIRY DATE |
|
Abciximab |
2015 |
|
Alandronate
Sodium |
2007 |
|
Alemtuzumb |
2015 |
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