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If I follow the money....metformin is probably the number one drug prescribed on earth. Why aren't you doing diabetes education?
"Probably"... This is a note from 2015...
The top 10 meds by sales are:
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Humira (adalimumab), $8.2 billion
Abilify (aripiprazole), $7.9 billion
Sovaldi (sofosbuvir), $6.9 billion
Crestor (rosuvastatin), $5.9 billion
Enbrel (etanercept), $5.9 billion
Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir), $5.3 billion
Nexium (esomeprazole), $5.3 billion
Advair Diskus (fluticasone), $4.7 billion
Lantus Solostar (insulin glargine), $4.7 billion
Remicade (infliximab), $4.6 billion
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Pfizer has said it expects $15 billion from its COVID-19 vaccine this year, but if the company charges higher prices after the pandemic, it could continue to reap significant sales from the product in the years to come, particularly if routine boosters are needed as variants arise.