Is Lipitor the best-selling drug in history?
Heart drug Lipitor is the biggest-selling drug of all time. Perhaps no surprise to dedicated pharma-watchers, who know the statin med still racks up blockbuster-level sales despite years of generic competition.
What is the best-selling statin?
Lipitor was first approved in 1997. While under patent protection it was the highest-selling drug of all time, with worldwide sales at one stage of more than US$12 billion a year.
Which individual statins have the biggest proportion of the market?
Lastly, the market share of rosuvastatin increased from 8% in 2013 to 36% in 2015, while that of atorvastatin decreased from 66% to 49% during the same period. In 2015, statins for new users were an oligopoly market: atorvastatin (49%) was the most prescribed statin, followed by rosuvastatin (36%).
When did Lipitor go off patent?
Nov 30, 2011
Nov 30, 2011. Pfizer’s monopoly over the blockbuster cholesterol-reducing molecule atorvastatin, trade name Lipitor, ends today (November 30) with the expiration of the patent that has brought the company over $100 billion since the drug was introduced in 1997.
How do Lipitor and Crestor differ?
The main difference between Lipitor and Crestor is the active ingredient in each medication. The active ingredient in Lipitor is atorvastatin. The active ingredient in Crestor is rosuvastatin. Crestor is considered a more potent statin, while Lipitor has been FDA-approved longer than Crestor.
Is there a lawsuit against Lipitor?
Lipitor, a statin drug manufactured by Pfizer, Inc., is the subject of numerous lawsuits which claim that the pharmaceutical company failed to properly warn of potential health risks which include muscle damage, nerve damage, memory loss, and diabetes.
Do doctors get kickbacks for prescribing statins?
Of the 2,444 doctors in the Medicare prescribing database, almost 37 percent received industry payments. Researchers found that physicians who didn’t receive industry money prescribed brand-name statins at a rate of almost 18 percent. Those who did take money prescribed brand-name drugs at a rate of almost 23 percent.
Is Lipitor still sold?
Lipitor was approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in 1996 for medical use. Since its patent protection expired in 2011, it is now also sold under its generic name atorvastatin. Today, atorvastatin is one of the most prescribed drugs in the United States.
When did Crestor become generic?
April 29
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 29 approved the first generic Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium) for the treatment of high triglycerides in adults, for patients with primary dysbetalipoproteinemia, and patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.