Lipitor, which was introduced by Pfizer back in 1997, is expected to be the drug with the third highest lifetime sales as of 2026. Until 2021, the cholesterol-lowering drug aggregated lifetime sales of over 163 billion U.S. dollars, which is expected to increase for some 5.5 billion dollars until 2026.
Projected top 10 pharmaceutical products worldwide based on lifetime sales as of 2026
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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FiercePharma. (August 15, 2019). Projected top 10 pharmaceutical products worldwide based on lifetime sales as of 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089322/top-drugs-by-lifetime-sales-globally/
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