Biologic Drug Report - Top selling biologics

The biologics listed below were the 20 largest selling biologic drugs in 2006, accounting for $49.4 billion in sales worldwide. This represented about three quarters of the $64+ billion in sales of biologic therapeutic proteins and therapeutic antibodies.

Not all of the biologics on the list are yet approved for sale in the United States.

2006	Name of Biologic	2005	Use
1	Enbrel	1	Treating rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and psoriasis
2	Aranesp	3	Treating anemia in kidney and cancer patients
3	Rituxan	4	Treating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis
4	Remicade	5	Treating rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis
5	Procrit	2	Treating anemia in kidney and cancer patients
6	Herceptin	9	Treating metastatic breast cancer
7	Epogen	6	Treating anemia in kidney and cancer patients
8	Neulasta	7	Treating neutropenia (low level of white blood cells that help fight bacterial infections)
9	Novolin		Treating diabetes
10	Avastin	13	Treating metastatic colorectal cancer
11	Lantus	11	Treating diabetes
12	Humira	12	Treating rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis
13	Levemir		Treating diabetes
14	NeoRecormon	8	Treating anemia in kidney and cancer patients
15	Avonex	10	Treating multiple sclerosis
16	Rebif	14	Treating multiple sclerosis
17	Neupogen	15	Treating neutropenia (low level of white blood cells that help fight bacterial infections)
18	Humalog	16	Treating diabetes
19	Betaseron	20	Treating multiple sclerosis
20	Pegasys	18	Treating hepatitis B and hepatitis C
Rankings based on information reported by La Merie Business Intelligence

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Last Updated: 02/26/2007