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Top 10 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world

Pharmaceutical companies are among the most powerful in the world. After all, they are developing and creating drugs that cure or treat many of the diseases and disorders that millions of people suffer from. Although there are many pharmaceutical companies out there, the largest of them, known as Big Pharma, really makes a difference when it comes to research, development and distribution of the drugs that matter most to the world. people around the world.


The following ranking lists the top 10 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world by revenue. All of these companies have more than billions of dollars in revenue from various fields of medicine.


Top 10 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world
Top 10 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world

Top 10 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world in 2021


Note: The Top 10 Pharmaceutical Companies Ranking only counts one company's revenue from drug sales. Other business affiliates in which the company may participate, are not considered here.


Top 10 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world in 2021 (summary)

Pharmaceutical revenue: $49.9 billion

Pharmaceutical revenue: $48.7 billion

Pharmaceutical revenue: $48.0 billion

Pharmaceutical revenue: $47.6 billion

Pharmaceutical revenue: $46.7 billion

Pharmaceutical revenue: $45.8 billion

Pharmaceutical revenue: $45.6 billion

Pharmaceutical revenue: $36.0 billion

Pharmaceutical revenue: $26.7 billion

Pharma Revenue: $25.9 billion


1. Roche

Logo Roche
Logo Roche

Pharmaceutical sales: $49.9 billion

Year founded: 1896

Based in: Basel, Switzerland


Known pharmaceutical products/brands: Valium (for anxiety disorders), Xolair ( for severe asthma), Rocephin (an antibiotic), Tarceva (for lung and pancreatic cancer), Herceptin (for breast cancer), Rohypnol (for insomnia), Lariam (for asthma), malaria), Aurorix (for depression and social anxiety), Avastin (Invirase (for HIV), Ocrevus (for multiple sclerosis), Hemlibra (for hemophilia A) )


* Roche also is a leading manufacturer of medical diagnostic equipment, but revenue from this division is not included in the pharmaceutical charts


 

2. Novartis

Logo Novartis
Logo Novartis

Pharmaceutical sales: $48.7 billion

Year founded: 1996 (through a merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz)

Based in: Basel, Switzerland


Known pharmaceutical products/brands : Optaflu (vaccine against Influenza/flu), Cosentyx (for psoriasis), Gleevec (chemotherapy for various cancers), Tasigna (for blood cancer), Diovan, (for leukemia), high blood pressure), Lucentis (for macular degeneration), Sandostatin (for acromegaly), Gilenya (for multiple sclerosis), Exelon (for Alzheimer's disease), Ritalin (for ADHD), Galvus (for diabetes) type 2), Comtan (for Parkinson's disease)

 

3. Merck & Co.

Logo Merck & Co.
Logo Merck & Co.

Pharmaceutical sales: $48.0 billion

Year Founded: 1917

Based in: Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA


Known pharmaceutical products/brands: Gardasil (vaccine against HPV), ProQuad (vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox), Keytruda (for many types of cancer), Invanz (for antibiotics), Januvia (for type 2 diabetes), Zetia (for cholesterol) high blood levels), Isentress (for HIV), Invanz (antibiotic), Mexsana (for itchy & scaly skin)


 

4. Pfizer

Logo Pfizer
Logo Pfizer

Pharmaceutical sales: $47.6 billion

Year founded: 1849

Based in: New York City, New York, United States


Known pharmaceutical products/brands: Prevnar 13 (vaccines) prevent pneumococcal infections), BNT162b2 (vaccine against Covid-19), Lyrica (for epilepsy, neuralgia, anxiety), Xeljanz (for rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis), Diflucan ( for fungal infections), Flagyl (antibiotic), Norvasc (for high blood pressure and coronary heart disease), Zoloft (antidepressant)


 

5. GlaxoSmithKline

Logo GlaxoSmithKline
Logo GlaxoSmithKline

Pharmaceutical sales: $46.7 billion

Year founded: 2000 (through merger of Glaxo Wellcome & SmithKline Beecham)

Based in: London, UK, UK


Pharmaceutical products/brands Known products: Mosquirix (vaccine against Malaria), Fluarix (vaccine against Influenza/flu), Voltaren (to relieve pain and inflammatory disorders), Zyloprim (to increase uric acid in the blood), Amoxil (antibiotic) ), Purinethol (for blood cancer, Crohn's disease & ulcerative colitis), Thioguanine (for blood cancer), Zantac (for GERD, peptic ulcer disease & Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome), Retrovir ( for HIV)


 

6. AbbVie

Logo AbbVie
Logo AbbVie

Pharmaceutical sales: $45.8 billion

Founded: 2013

Based in: Lake Bluff, Illinois, USA


Known pharmaceutical products/brands : Humira (for rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis & psoriasis), Imbruvica (for blood cancer), Venclexta (for blood cancer), Kaletra (for HIV), Norvir (for HIV), Maviret (for hepatitis) C), Skyrizi (for psoriasis)


 

7. Johnson & Johnson

Logo Johnson & Johnson
Logo Johnson & Johnson

Pharmaceutical sales: $45.6 billion

Year Founded: 1886

Based in: New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA


Known pharmaceutical products/brands : Remicade (for rheumatoid arthritis) ), Stelara (for psoriasis), Concerta (for ADHD), Velcade (for blood cancer), Zytiga (for prostate cancer), Tylenol (for pain relief, pain relief, headaches & allergies) , Benadryl (for allergies), Zyrtec (for hay fever), Benylin (for colds and coughs), Imodium (for inflammatory bowel disease) ), Invega (for schizophrenia), Darzalex ( for multiple myeloma)


* Johnson & Johnson is also a leading medical device manufacturer, but revenue from this division is not included in the pharmaceutical charts.


 

8. Sanofi

Logo Sanofi
Logo Sanofi

Pharmaceutical sales: $36.0 billion

Year founded: 1973

Based in: Paris, Ile-de-France, France


Known pharmaceutical products/brands : Menactra (inflammatory vaccine) meningitis), Flublok (Influenza/flu vaccine), Dupixent (allergy & asthma), Lantus (for diabetes), Taxorete (for lung, prostate and breast cancer) , Eloxatin (for colon cancer), Aubagio (for multiple sclerosis)


 

9. Shanghai Pharma

Logo Shanghai Pharma
Logo Shanghai Pharma

Pharmaceutical sales: $26.7 billion

Year established: 1994

Based in: Shanghai, China


Known pharmaceutical products/brands : Certain pharmaceutical products for other sectors each other on the Chinese market


 

10. AstraZeneca

Logo AstraZeneca
Logo AstraZeneca

Pharma Revenue: $25.9 billion

Foundation Year: 1999 (through merger of Astra & Zeneca Group)

Based in: Cambridge, UK, UK


Known pharmaceutical products/brands : AZD1222 ( vaccine against Covid-19), Tagrisso (for lung cancer), Symbicort (for asthma & COPD), Nexium (for GERD, peptic ulcer disease & Zollinger-Ellison syndrome), Crestor (for cardiovascular disease prevention), Farxiga (for diabetes), Faslodex (for breast cancer), Zoladex (for breast and prostate cancer) ), Toprol XL (for blood pressure) high)


Top 10 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world

Only pharmaceutical sales are counted in the Top 10 largest pharmaceutical companies ranking. Revenue of other business affiliates is not relevant here.


 

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