Lipitor, which was introduced by Pfizer back in 1997, is expected to be the drug with the third highest lifetime sales at the end of 2028. As of end-2022, the cholesterol-lowering drug aggregated lifetime sales of 172 billion U.S. dollars, which is expected to increase for some additional six billion dollars until 2028.
Projected leading 10 pharmaceutical products worldwide based on lifetime sales as of 2028
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Drug name (launch year)
Sales until end-2022
Sales 2023-2028 (forecast)
Humira (2003)
219
45
Keytruda (2015)
77
179
Lipitor (1997)
172
6
Enbrel (1998)
133
22
Comirnaty (2020)
77
76
Remicade (1998)
124
10
Rituxan (1997)
128
7
Opdivo (2014)
53
81
Eliquis (2011)
57
76
Eylea (2011)
66
54
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