The Top 10 global, Pharmaceutical Companies.
One of the most frequently asked questions in the medical community is:
“Who are the biggest players in the global pharmaceuticals market?”
The global pharmaceuticals market, estimated to be USD $1,114 billion in 2015, makes pharmaceutical companies some of the biggest financial players in global markets. The majority of these companies based in the United States and Europe, serving a multi-national market.
Despite the bad press that big pharmaceutical often gets, especially within the US, it is difficult to ignore the massive impacts this industry has on GDP, as well as the everyday impact of the average American family.
The top-10 pharmaceutical companies are estimated to have held over 30% of this market in 2015.
With this in mind, we have compiled a list of the top 10 global pharmaceuticals companies, based on their sales revenues.
1) Pfizer
Head Office: New York, New York
Rx Sales: $43,112 million
Founded: 1849
Top selling drugs: Prevnar 13, Lyrica, Enbrel
2) Novartis
Head Office: Basel, Switzerland
Rx Sales: $42,467 million
Founded: 1996
Top selling drugs: Gleevec, Gilenya, Lucentis
3) Hoffman-La Roche
Head Office: Basel, Switzerland
Rx Sales: $38,733 million
Founded: 1896
Top selling drugs: Rituxan, Avastin, Herceptin
4) Merck and Co
Head Office: Kenilworth, New Jersey
Rx Sales: $35,244 million
Founded: 1891
Top selling drugs: Januvia, Zetia, Janumet
5) Sanofi
Head Office: Paris, France
Rx Sales: $34,896 million
Founded: 2004
Top selling drugs: Lantus, Plavix, Lovenox
6) Gilead Sciences
Head Office: Foster city, California
Rx Sales: $32,151 million
Founded: 1988
Top selling drugs: Harvoni, Sovaldi, Truvada
7) Johnson and Johnson
Head Office: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Rx Sales: $29,864 million
Founded: 1886
Top selling drugs: Remicade, Stelara, Zytiga
8) GlaxoSmithKline
Head Office: Brentford, England
Rx Sales: $27,051 million
Founded: 2000
Top selling drugs: Seretide/Advair, Pediarix, Triumeq
9) AstraZeneca
Head Office: London, England
Rx Sales: $23,264 million
Founded: 1999
Top selling drugs: Crestor, Symbicort, Nexium
10) -AbbVie
Head Office: North Chicago, Illinois
Rx Sales: $22,724 million
Founded: 2013
Top selling drugs: Humira, Viekira Pak, Lupron
*The information for this evaluation was originally compiled by Evaluate Ltd via its ‘EvaluatePharma®’ for the year ending 2015.
Sources:
www.evaluate.com Evaluate Ltd via its EvaluatePharma®
https://healthcare.globaldata.com/
www.wikipedia.com
