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[8] [2] [9] The WHO updates the list every two years. [10] There are 306 medications in the 14th list in 2005, [11] 410 in the 19th list in 2015, [10] 433 in the 20th list in 2017, [12] [13] 460 in the 21st list in 2019, [14] [15] [16] and 479 in the 22nd list in 2021. [17] [18] Various national lists contain between 334 and 580 medications.
The following table lists the largest biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies ranked by revenue in billion USD. The change column indicates the company's relative position in this list compared to its relative position in the preceding year; i.e., an increase would be moving closer to rank 1 and vice versa.
Drug Trade name Type Main indications Company Sales (USD millions/year) ∆ vs 2014 1 Adalimumab: Humira Biologic Rheumatoid arthritis: AbbVie Inc. 14,012 1,469 2 Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir: Harvoni Small molecule Hepatitis C: Gilead Sciences: 13,864 11,737 3 Etanercept: Enbrel Biologic Rheumatoid arthritis: Amgen. Pfizer. 8,697 4,009 4 Infliximab ...
Molnupiravir. Molnupiravir, sold under the brand name Lagevrio, is an antiviral medication that inhibits the replication of certain RNA viruses. [7] It is used to treat COVID‑19 in those infected by SARS-CoV-2. [7] It is taken by mouth. [7] Molnupiravir is a prodrug of the synthetic nucleoside derivative N4 -hydroxy cytidine and exerts its ...
Billboard. 200 number-one albums of 2024. Taylor Swift has reigned the chart the longest during 2024, spending a cumulative 17 weeks atop the chart with 1989 (Taylor's Version) (2023) and The Tortured Poets Department (2024). This is a list of the albums ranked number one in the United States during 2024. The top-performing albums and EPs in ...
In November 2021, Pfizer submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use authorization for the co-packaged medication. [63] [64] [65] The authorization was granted in December 2021, for people 12 years of age or older who are infected with COVID‑19 and are at risk. [12] [17] [66]
Remdesivir is the first treatment for COVID‑19 to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). [60] The approval by the FDA does not include the entire population that had been authorized to use remdesivir under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) originally issued in May 2020. [60]
www.usp.org. The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is a pharmacopeia (compendium of drug information) for the United States published annually by the over 200-year old United States Pharmacopeial Convention (usually also called the USP), a nonprofit organization that owns the trademark and also owns the copyright on the pharmacopeia itself.