Leading MS pharmaceutical drugs in the U.S. by revenue 2013
This statistic displays the top 10 multiple sclerosis FDA-approved drugs based on revenues globally in 2013. During this year, Tecfidera (dimethyl fumurate), sponsored and developed by Biogen Idec, generated 876 million U.S. dollars in revenue. Tecfidera is used primarily for relapsing forms of MS. MS is a disease that damages nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord which disrupts the ability of the nervous system to communicate with the body.
