Top 10 Drugs By Sales - 2006

Top 10 Drugs By Sales - 2006
US Sales in $Billions
The following are the top 10 selling drugs in the USA for the year 2006.

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#1 - Lipitor
    $6.58 Billion. Lipitor is a cholesterol-lowering medication that blocks the production of cholesterol.
#2 - Nexium
    $4.06 Billion. Nexium decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach.
#3 - Prevacid
    $3.31 Billion. Prevacid also decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach.
#4 - Advair Diskus
    $3.11 Billion. Advair is used to prevent asthma attacks.
#5 - Singulair
    $2.46 Billion. Singulair is used to prevent asthma attacks in adults and children.
#6 - Effexor XR
    $2.25 Billion. Effexor is used to treat major depressive disorders, anxiety, and panic disorders.
#7 - Plavix
    $2.23 Billion. Plavix is used to prevent blood clots after a recent heart attack or stroke.
#8 - Zocor
    $2.17 Billion. Zocor is als a cholesterol-lowering medication that blocks the production of cholesterol.
#9 - Norvasc
    $2.15 Billion. Norvasc is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) and to treat angina (chest pain).
#10 - Lexapro
    $2.10 Billion. Lexapro is an antidepressant. Lexapro is used to treat anxiety and major depressive disorder.

Top Drugs for 2005
1 Lipitor
2 Nexium
3 Zocor
4 Zocor
5 Advair Diskus
6 Zoloft
7 Plavix
8 Effexor XR
9 Singulair
10 Norvasc

Top Drugs for 2004
1 Lipitor
2 Zocor
3 Prevacid
4 Nexium
5 Procrit
6 Zoloft
7 Plavix
8 Advair Diskus
9 Zyprexa
10 Celebrex

Top Drugs for 2003
1 Lipitor
2 Zocor
3 Prevacid
4 Procrit
5 Nexium
6 Zyprexa
7 Zoloft
8 Celebrex
9 Epogen
10 Neurontin