The World’s Best Selling Drugs
Posted by Mentally Interesting on March 28, 2006
Forbes has compiled a list of the world's best selling drugs. Three of these are psychosomatic medications.
- At #7 is Zyprexa, manufactured by Eli Lilly and bringing in $4.7 billion a year.
- The #8 spot is held by Risperdal by Johnson and Johnson with $4.0 billion a year in sales.
- Ending the list at #10 is Effexor manufactured by Wyeth with $3.8 billion in sales.
[via Wired News]
Zombie Flyboy said
That’s kind of scary I think.
Joel Sax said
I’m on two of them. Damn. Makes me feel like a groupie or something.
Mom, Interrupted said
I think Zyprexa is so widly used for numerous reasons, sort of like Neurontin. I know it works wonders for so many. So many have to deal with the side effects. I think there were reports of Lily coming up with a “better” Zyprexa.