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x Actiq Fentanyl lollipops Actiq 400 mcg Breakthrough pain On the market 577,642,000 2006 Cephalon
Actiq by Cephalon, is a solid formulation of fentanyl citrate on a plastic stick that dissolves slowly in the mouth for absorption across the buccal mucosa. Generically Actiq is a form of oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate (OTFC). In the UK,...
Actiq
240,072,000 2007
411,778,000 2005
x ACTIVASE       268,000,000 2007 Genentech   Activase
218,000,000 2005
243,000,000 2006
x Nifedipine Nifedipine Hypertension On the market 657,000,000 2006 Bayer
Nifedipine (brand name Adalat, Nifedical, and Procardia) is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. Its main uses are as an antianginal (especially in Prinzmetal's angina) and antihypertensive, although a large number of other uses have recently...
Adalat
Angina On the market 614,000,000 2007
x Aldurazyme   Mucopolysaccharidosis I On the market     Genzyme   Aldurazyme
x ALKERAN   Multiple myeloma On the market 50,337,000 2006 Celgene   Alkeran
Ovarian cancer On the market 49,748,000 2005
73,551,000 2007
x Ambisome   Fungal Infections On the market 262,571,000 2007 Gilead Sciences   AmBisome
223,031,000 2006 Fujisawa
x Alefacept Amevive.gif         Astellas Pharma
Alefacept is a genetically engineered immunosuppressive drug sold under the brand name Amevive in Canada, the United States, Israel, Switzerland and Australia. It is used to control inflammation in moderate to severe psoriasis with plaque formation,...
Amevive
x Amevive   Plaque Psoriasis On the market 700,000 2007 Biogen Idec
Amevive is a drug that is used to treat certain skin conditions and is being studied in the treatment of cutaneous (skin-related) T-cell cancer and T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Amevive is made by combining part of an antibody with a protein that...
Amevive
20,700,000 2005
11,500,000 2006
x Amrix   Muscle Spasms On the market 8,401,000 2007 Cephalon   Amrix
x Etoricoxib   Chronic pain On the market 329,100,000 2007 Merck & Co.
Etoricoxib (brand name Arcoxia worldwide; also Algix and Tauxib in Italy) is a COX-2 selective inhibitor (approx. 106.0 times more selective for COX-2 inhibition over COX-1) from Merck & Co. Doses are 60, 90 mg/day for chronic pain and 120 mg/day...
Arcoxia
Acute Pain On the market 218,200,000 2005
265,400,000 2006
x Donepezil   Alzheimer's disease On the market 401,000,000 2007 Pfizer   Aricept
358,000,000 2006
346,000,000 2005
x Exemestane   Breast cancer On the market 320,000,000 2006 Pfizer
Exemestane (trade name Aromasin) is an oral steroidal aromatase inhibitor used in the adjuvant treatment of hormonally-responsive (also called hormone-receptor-positive, estrogen-responsive) breast cancer in postmenopausal women. An aim in the...
Aromasin
247,000,000 2005
401,000,000 2007
x Aspirin Cardio   Cardiovascular disease On the market 229,000,000 2007 Bayer   Aspirin Cardio
Myocardial infarction On the market 209,000,000 2006
x Atarax       55,000,000 2007 UCB   Atarax
54,000,000 2006
x Atmadisc   Asthma On the market 48,000,000 2007 UCB   Atmadisc
47,000,000 2006
x Atripla   AIDS On the market 903,381,000 2007 Gilead Sciences
Atripla is a fixed dose combination drug for the treatment of HIV infection. It combines Gilead Sciences's tenofovir and emtricitabine (already available in the anti-HIV combination Truvada) with Bristol-Myers Squibb's efavirenz into a fixed-dose...
Atripla
HIV infection On the market 205,729,000 2006
x Bevacizumab   Colorectal cancer On the market 1,133,000,000 2005 Genentech
Bevacizumab (trade name Avastin, Genentech/Roche) is a humanized monoclonal antibody that recognises and blocks vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). VEGF is a chemical signal that stimulates the growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis)....
Avastin
Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma On the market 1,746,000,000 2006
Breast cancer On the market 2,300,000,000 2007
B-cell lymphoma Phase III Clinical Trial
Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Phase II Clinical Trial
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x Moxifloxacin   Bronchitis On the market 445,000,000 2007 Bayer
Moxifloxacin is a third generation synthetic fluoroquinolone chemotherapeutic agent developed by Bayer AG (initially called BAY 12-8039). It is marketed worldwide (as the hydrochloride) under the brand names Avelox, Avalox and Avelon for oral...
Avelox
Sinusitis On the market 396,000,000 2006
x Avonex   Multiple sclerosis On the market 1,706,700,000 2006 Biogen Idec   Avonex
1,867,800,000 2007
1,543,100,000 2005
x Betaferon   Multiple sclerosis On the market 1,028,000,000 2007 Bayer   Betaferon
535,000,000 2006
x Tositumomab   Follicular lymphoma On the market     Corixa
Tositumomab is a monoclonal antibody derived from immortalized mouse cells. It is a IgG2a anti-CD20 antibody and is covalently bound to I. I emits both beta and gamma radiation and decays with a half-life of 8 days. Clinical trials have established...
Bexxar
x Exenatide   Diabetes mellitus type 2 On the market 636,000,000 2007  
Exenatide (INN, marketed as Byetta) is one of a new class of medications (incretin mimetics) approved (Apr 2005) for the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2. (It is not approved for use in diabetes mellitus type 1.) It is manufactured by Eli Lilly...
Byetta
75,200,000 2005
430,200,000 2006
x Caduet Amlodipine LDL Cholesterol Reduction On the market 185,000,000 2005 Pfizer
Caduet is a medication approved by the US FDA for the treatment of high cholesterol and high blood pressure. It is a fixed dose combination drug containing amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker (commonly sold as Norvasc), and atorvastatin (Lipitor)....
Caduet
Hypertension On the market 586,000,000 2007
370,000,000 2006
x Alemtuzumab Alemtuzumab Fab 1CE1 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia On the market     Genzyme
Alemtuzumab (marketed as Campath, MabCampath or Campath-1H) is a monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) and T-cell lymphoma. Alemtuzumab targets CD52, a protein present on...
Campath
B-cell lymphoma On the market Bayer
Multiple sclerosis Phase III Clinical Trial
x Irinotecan   Colorectal cancer On the market 969,000,000 2007 Pfizer
Irinotecan (Camptosar, Pfizer; Campto, Yakult Honsha) is a drug used for the treatment of cancer. Irinotecan is a topoisomerase 1 inhibitor, which prevents DNA from unwinding. Chemically, it is a semisynthetic analogue of the natural alkaloid...
Camptosar
903,000,000 2006
910,000,000 2005
x Caspofungin Caspofungin structure Fungal Infections On the market 570,000,000 2005 Merck & Co.
Caspofungin (INN) (brand name Cancidas worldwide) is an antifungal drug, the first of a new class termed the echinocandins from Merck & Co., Inc. It shows activity against infections with Aspergillus and Candida, and works by inhibiting the enzyme β...
Cancidas
529,800,000 2006
536,900,000 2007
x Doxazosin   Hypertension On the market 506,000,000 2007 Pfizer
Doxazosin mesylate, a quinazoline compound sold by Pfizer under the brand names Cardura and Carduran, is an alpha blocker used to treat high blood pressure and benign prostatic hyperplasia. On February 22, 2005, the US FDA approved a sustained...
Cardura
Benigh Prostatic Hyperplasia On the market 538,000,000 2006
586,000,000 2005
x Carticel   Pain On the market     Genzyme   Carticel
x Arcitumomab            
Technetium (Tc) arcitumomab (trade name CEA-Scan) is a drug used to detect gastrointestinal cancers. It consists of a mouse monoclonal antibody (arcitumomab) and a radionuclide, technetium-99m. Arcitumomab recognizes carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA),...
CEA-Scan
x Celecoxib Celecoxib chemical structure Arthritis Pain On the market 2,039,000,000 2006 Pfizer
Celecoxib (INN) (pronounced /sɛlɨˈkɒksɪb/) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used in the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute pain, painful menstruation and menstrual symptoms, and to reduce numbers of colon and...
Celebrex
Acute Pain On the market 2,290,000,000 2007
1,730,000,000 2005
x Cerezyme   Gaucher's disease On the market 1,100,000,000 2007 Genzyme   Cerezyme
932,300,000 2005
1,000,000,000 2006
x Varenicline Varenicline chemical structure Smoking cessation On the market 101,000,000 2006 Pfizer
Varenicline (trade name Chantix in the USA and Champix in Europe and other countries, marketed by Pfizer, usually in the form of varenicline tartrate) is a prescription medication used to treat smoking addiction. Varenicline is a nicotinic receptor...
Chantix
883,000,000 2007
x Certolizumab pegol   Rheumatoid arthritis Awaiting Approval     UCB
Certolizumab pegol (CDP870, tradename Cimzia) is a therapeutic monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Crohn's disease produced by UCB . It is also investigated for use against rheumatoid arthritis. Certolizumab pegol is a monoclonal antibody...
Cimzia
Crohn's disease Awaiting Approval
Psoriasis Phase II Clinical Trial
x Ciprofloxacin Ciprofloxazin.png Bacterial Infection On the market 383,000,000 2007 Bayer
Ciprofloxacin (INN) is a drug used to treat bacterial infections. It is a second generation fluoroquinolone antibacterial. It kills bacteria by interfering with the enzymes that cause DNA to rewind after being copied, which stops DNA and protein...
Cipro
513,000,000 2006 Ciproxin
x Clofarabine   Acute lymphoblastic leukemia On the market     Genzyme
Clofarabine is a purine nucleoside antimetabolite marketed in the U.S. and Canada as Clolar. In Europe and Australia/New Zealand the product is marketed under the name Evoltra. It is FDA-approved for treating a type of leukaemia called relapsed or...
Clolar
Acute myeloid leukemia Phase III Clinical Trial
x Copaxone           Teva Pharmaceutical Industries   Copaxone
x Cosopt   Ocular hypertension On the market 786,800,000 2007 Merck & Co.
Dorzolamide/timolol eyedrops (trade name Cosopt) are used for lowering pressure in the eye to normal levels, and a treatment for glaucoma. The drug is a combination of two chemicals: dorzolamide hydrochloride and timolol maleate. It gained Food and...
Cosopt
Glaucoma On the market 697,100,000 2006
617,200,000 2005
x Losartan Losartan structure Hypertension On the market 3,037,200,000 2005 Merck & Co.
Losartan (rINN) (pronounced /loʊˈsɑrtən/) is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist drug used mainly to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Losartan was the first angiotensin II receptor antagonist to be marketed. It is currently marketed by...
Cozaar
3,163,100,000 2006
3,350,100,000 2007
x Crixivan Crixivan HIV infection On the market 310,200,000 2008 Merck & Co.
(indinavir sulfate) is a protease inhibitor from Merck and Co., Inc. It is part of HAART (Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy)that reduces the viral load of HIV and raises CD4 (T) cell counts in some patients. It was approved by the Food and Drug...
Crixivan
348,400,000 2006
327,300,000 2007
x Deponit   Coronary heart disease On the market     UCB   Deponit
x Tolterodine Tolterodine chemical structure Overactive bladder On the market 988,000,000 2005 Pfizer
Tolterodine is an antimuscarinic drug that is used to treat urinary incontinence. It is sold under the trade names Detrol and Detrusitol. Tolterodine acts on M1, M2, M3, M4 and M5 subtypes of muscarinic receptors whereas modern antimuscarinic...
Detrol
1,190,000,000 2007
1,100,000,000 2006
x Diane       88,000,000 2006 Bayer   Diane
175,000,000 2007
x Fluconazole Fluconazole chemical structure Fungal Infections On the market 415,000,000 2007 Pfizer
Fluconazole (pronounced /fluːˈkɒnəzoʊl/) is a triazole antifungal drug used in the treatment and prevention of superficial and systemic fungal infections. In a bulk powder form, it appears as a white crystalline powder, and it is very slightly...
Diflucan
498,000,000 2005
435,000,000 2006
x Edex   Erectile dysfunction On the market     UCB   Edex
x Elvitegravir Elvitegravir HIV infection On the market     Gilead Sciences
Elvitegravir (EVG) is an investigational new drug for the treatment of HIV infection. It acts as an integrase inhibitor. It is undergoing Phase III clinical trial conducted by the pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, which licensed EVG from Japan...
Elvitegravir
x Aprepitant Aprepitant chemical structure Chemotherapy Induced Nausia On the market 204,200,000 2007 Merck & Co.
Aprepitant (Emend (US, EU)) is a chemical compound that belongs to a class of drugs called substance P antagonists (SPA). It mediates its effect by blocking the neurokinin 1 (NK1) receptor. Aprepitant is manufactured by Merck & Co. under the brand...
Emend
87,000,000 2005
130,800,000 2006
x Emtricitabine Emtricitabine chemical structure AIDS On the market 36,393,000 2006 Gilead Sciences
Emtricitabine (FTC), with trade name Emtriva (formerly Coviracil), is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) for the treatment of HIV infection in adults and children. Emtricitabine is also marketed in a fixed-dose combination with...
Emtriva
HIV infection On the market 31,493,000 2007
x Etanercept Enbrel Rheumatoid arthritis On the market 2,879,000,000 2006 Amgen
Etanercept (Enbrel) is a drug that treats autoimmune diseases by interfering with the TNF receptor (a part of the immune system) by acting as a TNF inhibitor. Etanercept is a fusion protein produced through expression of recombinant DNA. That is, it...
Enbrel
Ankylosing spondylitis On the market 3,230,000,000 2007
Psoriatic arthritis On the market 2,573,000,000 2005
Plaque Psoriasis On the market
Juvenile idopathic arthritis On the market
x Cetuximab   Colorectal cancer On the market 1,100,000,000 2006 Bristol-Myers Squibb
Cetuximab (IMC-C225 -- marketed under the name Erbitux) is a chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody, an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, given by intravenous infusion for treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer and head and...
Erbitux
1,300,000,000 2007 ImClone Systems
4,130,000,000 2005
x Fabrazyme   Fabry's disease On the market     Genzyme   Fabrazyme
x Fentora   Breakthrough pain On the market 29,250,000 2006 Cephalon   Fentora
135,136,000 2007
x Flolan   Pulmonary hypertension On the market     Gilead Sciences   Flolan
x Focalin   Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder On the market 7,340,000 2006 Celgene
Focalin is a brand-name for dexmethylphenidate as marketed by Novartis. For information on the drug's chemical and pharmaceutical properties, see dexmethylphenidate. Focalin is approved in the United States for the treatment of attention deficit...
Focalin
4,210,000 2005
5,654,000 2007
x Alendronate Alendronate Postmenopausal osteoporosis On the market 3,134,400,000 2006 Merck & Co.
Alendronic acid (INN) or alendronate sodium (USAN, sold as Fosamax by Merck) is a bisphosphonate drug used for osteoporosis and several other bone diseases. It is marketed alone as well as in combination with vitamin D (2,800 U and 5600 U, under the...
Fosamax
3,191,200,000 2005
3,049,000,000 2007
x Fumaderm   Psoriasis On the market 21,500,000 2007 Biogen Idec   Fumaderm
9,500,000 2006
x Tiagabine Tiagabin Structural Formulae Partial Seizure On the market 59,287,000 2006 Cephalon
Tiagabine (pronounced /taɪˈæɡəbiːn]/) is an anti-convulsive medication produced by Cephalon and marketed under the brand name Gabitril. The drug was discovered at Novo Nordisk in Denmark in 1988 and was co-developed with Abbott. After a period of co...
Gabitril
57,310,000 2007
72,258,000 2005
x Gardasil Gardasil vaccine and box new Human papillomavirus infection On the market 1,480,600,000 2007 Merck & Co.
Gardasil (Merck & Co.), also known as Gardisil or Silgard, is a vaccine to prevent certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV), specifically HPV types 16, 18, 6, and 11. HPV types 16 and 18 currently cause about 70% of cervical, 26% of head and neck...
Gardasil
234,800,000 2006
x Genotropin   Growth hormone treatment On the market 795,000,000 2006 Pfizer   Genotropin
808,000,000 2005
843,000,000 2007
x Acarbose   Diabetes mellitus type 2 On the market 308,000,000 2006 Bayer
Acarbose is an anti-diabetic drug used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus and, in some countries, prediabetes. It is sold in Europe under the brand name Glucobay (Bayer AG), in North America as Precose (Bayer Pharmaceuticals), and in Canada as...
Glucobay
298,000,000 2007
x Adefovir Adefovir chemical structure Hepatitis B On the market 230,531,000 2006 Gilead Sciences
Adefovir dipivoxil, previously called bis-POM PMEA, with trade names Preveon and Hepsera, is an orally-administered nucleotide analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (ntRTI). It is used for treatment of hepatitis B. It is a failed treatment for HIV...
Hepsera
302,722,000 2007
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