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Total worldwide prescription drug revenue - projection 2018-2024
Projected worldwide total prescription drug revenue from 2018 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
by Matej Mikulic,
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Jun 18, 2019
This statistic depicts a projection for the total prescription drug revenue worldwide from 2019 to 2024. In 2019, the industry is expected to generate 844 billion U.S. dollars in prescription drug revenue worldwide. Revenues are expected to reach nearly 1.2 trillion U.S. dollars by 2024. There is an increasing growth especially in sales of so-called orphan drugs for the treatment of rare diseases.
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by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Jun 18, 2019
This statistic depicts a projection for the total prescription drug revenue worldwide from 2019 to 2024. In 2019, the industry is expected to generate 844 billion U.S. dollars in prescription drug revenue worldwide. Revenues are expected to reach nearly 1.2 trillion U.S. dollars by 2024. There is an increasing growth especially in sales of so-called orphan drugs for the treatment of rare diseases.
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- Sales forecasts are based on a consensus of leading equity analysts’ estimates for company product sales and segmental sales.
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- Sales forecasts are based on a consensus of leading equity analysts’ estimates for company product sales and segmental sales.
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