Top best Pharmaceuticals listed in the USA

The difference between the top 10 pharmaceutical listed, also called pharma, is the billions of dollars in sales, with a reported $ 315 billion in US sales of pharmaceutical companies only in the 2007. According to Reuters, the US pharmaceutical complex. UU. has been strongly affected by generics, research, development and competition from foreign pharmaceutical companies. Unless research and development remain strong in developing new drugs, such as patents, buy generic and brand drugs on sale, there may be a change in the classification of the main drug producers around the world. The list of major pharmaceutical companies are in descending order of pharmaceutical sales. If total income was the criterion that Johnson & Johnson No.7 move to the top of the list with US $ 61.1 billion. All figures are expressed in US for the financial year 2007 dollars.

Pfizer

Pfizer has $ 44.4 billion in pharmaceutical sales, with total revenues of US $ 48.4 billion and net income and R & D each at US $ 8 billion. The drug was the best-selling Lipitor cholesterol drug to US $ 12.7 billion. Pfizer: 235 E. 42nd St. New York, NY 10017-5755, www.pfizer.com.

GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline, GSK abbreviated, has pharmaceutical sales of US $ 38.5 billion, total revenue of US $ 45.5 billion and net income of US $ 10.6 billion, with R & D budget of US $ 6600 millions. The bestseller is the Advair for asthma and lung disorder treatment for chronic obstructive disease in US $ 7 billion. GSK: 980 Great West Road. Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9GS, UK, www.gsk.com.

Sanofi-Aventis

Sanofi-Aventis pharmaceutical had a gross sales of US $ 38.5 billion dollars, all company revenues. Net income is US $ 9.7 billion R & D and US $ 6.2 billion. The main drug of Sanofi-Aventis is the thrombosis medicine Lovenox US $ 3.6 billion. SA: 174 Avenue de France, 75013 Paris, France, www.sanofi-aventis.com.

AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical turnover of US $ 28.7 billion and total revenues of US $ 29.6 billion. Net income of US $ 8 billion and R & D budget of US $ 5.2 billion. The sales success of AstraZeneca's drug Nexium acid reflux US $ 5.2 billion. AZ 15 Stanhope Gate, London W1K 1LN, UK, www.astrazeneca.com.

Merck

Merck had US $ 26.5 billion in pharmaceutical sales, with US $ $ 26.8 billion in total revenues. Net income of US $ 3.3 billion and R & D budget of US $ 4.9 billion were reported. The top pharmaceutical part to relieve asthma Singulair was US $ 4.2 billion. Merck: A doctor Merck / PO Box 100, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-0100, www.merck.com.

Novartis

Novartis drug had sales of US $ 25.5 billion and total revenue of US $ 39.8 billion. It had net income of US $ 12 billion and R & D budget of US $ 6.3 billion. The biggest selling point was the pharmaceutical drug Diovan for hypertension in US $ 5 billion. Novartis: Lichtstrasse 35, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland, www.novartis.com.

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical had sales of US $ 24.9 billion and total revenue of US $ 61.1 billion. Net income was US $ 10.6 billion and R & D budget was US $ 7.7 billion. The antipsychotic medication Risperdal was the top seller at $ 4.7 billion. Johnson & Johnson: One Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, NJ 08933, www.jnj.com.

Roche

Roche of Switzerland reported pharmaceutical sales of $ 22 billion, with total revenues of US $ 38.5 billion. Net income was US $ 9.5 billion and R & D budget was US $ 7 billion. Breast cancer drug Herceptin was the success of sales of US $ 2.8 billion. Roche: Grenzacherstrasse 124, CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland, www.roche.com.

Lilly

Lilly reported US $ 17.6 billion in pharmaceutical revenue with total revenues of US $ 18.6 billion. Net income was US $ 3 billion and R & D budget was US $ 3.5 billion. The best selling pharmaceutical drug was Lilly Zyprexa schizophrenia. Lilly: Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, www.lilly.com.

Wyeth

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals reported revenues of US $ 17.2 billion and total revenue of US $ 22.4 billion. Net income was US $ 4.6 billion and R & D budget was US $ 3.3 billion. The best-selling drug in the drug was Wyeth's Effexor for depression in US $ 3.8 billion. Wyeth: Five Giralda Farms, Madison, NJ 07940, www.wyeth.com