2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16
Annually published rating of the largest pharmaceutical companies that sold the largest volume of goods. Some of them have been on the lists of the best for years. Below is a ranking of the 10 largest and most successful he althcare companies in 2018.
TOP 10 rating
The rating of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world in 2018 was headed by the American Pfizer. Its sales this year amounted to more than 47.6 billion dollars. It is worth noting that the company secured leadership in 2016.
The second place among the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world is Swiss Novartis. The sales volume of which in 2018 amounted to 42.8 billion dollars. By the way, in third place is also a company from Switzerland called Roche. Projected year-end sales were $42.4 billion.
The well-known giant Johnson & Johnson climbed to fourth place, saleswhich is at around 39.9 billion dollars. By the way, the company was able to make a significant jump from 6th place to 4th.
Sanofi of France will move from 4th to 5th in 2018. Projected sales are $38.2 billion. Sixth will be Merck & Co (outside the US - MSD).
GlaxoSmithKline is in the seventh position, AbbVie is in the eighth position, Gilead is in the ninth position. Bayer closes the ranking with $22 billion in revenue.
And now let's take a closer look at the first 5 companies included in this rating. We will especially pay attention to whether they are represented on the Russian market. Let's start with the 1st place - American Pfizer.
1st place - Pfizer
For over 160 years, Pfizer has been committed to improving the he alth and well-being of people at every stage of life. According to official statements, Pfizer's product portfolio includes only drugs. These include a variety of vaccines, equally well-known vitamins and other high-quality products that promote recovery and maintain human he alth.
Today, over 100 products of the world's largest pharmaceutical company Pfizer are registered in our country. These include products for the treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system, urological drugs, antibiotics, a wide range of oncological and hematological drugs, vaccines and much more.
2nd - Novartis
The Novartis group of companies appeared inat the very end of the 20th century as a result of the merger of Siba-Geigi and Sandoz. The main direction of one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world is the production of generics, as well as ophthalmic and pharmaceutical production.
At the end of 2010, Novartis made a statement about a strategic investment program in Russia, which includes an infusion of more than $500 million. This program includes multifaceted cooperation that should help solve the following tasks: the organization of local production, cooperation in research and development, and the improvement and modernization of the entire he althcare system in Russia.
Today, almost all divisions of Novartis are represented in the Russian Federation, more than 2 thousand Novartis employees work for the benefit of patients in Russian regions.
3rd place - Roche
Established in 1896. Throughout its existence, it has been focusing on the production of modern diagnostic tools. Interestingly, 29 drugs from one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, Roche, are included in the WHO list of essential medicines.
Based in the Swiss city of Basel, the company has offices in more than 100 countries around the world. Investment in research and development exceeds CHF 10.4 billion.
4th place - Johnson & Johnson
The company was founded in 1886. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, which producesdevices for he alth diagnostics, goods for hygiene and human he alth and much more. Produces a large number of products for the care of children. For example, body oils, powders, body milk, atopic skin care products, etc. The main goal of the company is to be useful to society.
5th place - Sanofi
To date, Sanofi has 46 innovative projects in development. More than 110,000 employees worldwide work at more than 100 factories. With offices in over 170 countries, Sanofi has a diversified portfolio of medicines and therapeutic solutions. Sanofi focuses on the development of new vaccines to protect lives, the development and implementation of innovative treatments for rare diseases and multiple sclerosis.
It is worth noting that all 10 of these pharmaceutical companies produce world-famous medicines that are included in the list of mandatory public procurement in many countries around the world. All of these companies are also present on the Russian market. Moreover, they occupy a fairly significant market share on it. Of course, there are other companies operating on the market, but their annual sales volume does not allow them to be included in this rating.
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