Chemistry Reference
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Table 12.1
Top 23 prescription drug sales in 1999
Rank
Product
Product category
Company
Molecular weight (Da)
1
Losec/Prilosec
Gastrointestinal proton pump inhibitor
AstraZeneca
909
(omeprazole)
2
Zocor
Hypolipidaemic
Merck & Co.
495
(simvastatin)
3
Procrit/Epogen
Anti-anaemic proteins
Johnson &
790
(epoetin alpha)
Johnson/Amagen
4
Lipitor (atorvastatin)
Hypolipidaemic
Pfizer
732
5
Mevalotin/
Hypolipidaemic
Sankyo/
504
Pravachol (pravastatin)
Bristol-Myers
Squibb
6
Norvasc (amlodipine)
Calcium antagonist
Pfizer
991
7
Insulins of various forms
Antidiabetic proteins
Eli Lilly/Novo
754
Nordisk
Claritin
Antihistamine
Schering-Plough
673
8
(loratadine)
9
Prozac
Antidepressant
Eli Lilly
613
(fluoxetine)
