Lipitor, which was introduced by Pfizer back in 1997, was the drug with highest lifetime sales up to 2018. The cholesterol-lowering drug aggregated sales of nearly 165 billion U.S. dollars from its launch to 2018.
Leading 10 pharmaceutical products worldwide based on lifetime sales from launch to 2018
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Vantage. (August 14, 2019). Leading 10 pharmaceutical products worldwide based on lifetime sales from launch to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089322/top-drugs-by-lifetime-sales-globally/
Vantage. "Leading 10 pharmaceutical products worldwide based on lifetime sales from launch to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089322/top-drugs-by-lifetime-sales-globally/
Vantage. (2019). Leading 10 pharmaceutical products worldwide based on lifetime sales from launch to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089322/top-drugs-by-lifetime-sales-globally/
Vantage. "Leading 10 Pharmaceutical Products Worldwide Based on Lifetime Sales from Launch to 2018 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089322/top-drugs-by-lifetime-sales-globally/
Vantage, Leading 10 pharmaceutical products worldwide based on lifetime sales from launch to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089322/top-drugs-by-lifetime-sales-globally/ (last visited June 02, 2020)
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