Pfizer Became the World's Largest Pharmaceutical Company in 2021

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Cindy Mutia Annur 19/06/2022 10:00 WIB

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The 2022 Pharmaceutical Executive Report shows that Pfizer was named the world's largest pharmaceutical company last year.

Top 10 Pharmaceutical Companies with the Highest Prescription Drug Sales (2021)

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Top 10 Pharmaceutical Companies with the Highest Prescription Drug Sales (2021)

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The 2022 *Pharmaceutical Executive* report names Pfizer as the world's largest pharmaceutical company in 2021.

This achievement is based on Pfizer's prescription drug sales, which reached US$72.04 billion, or approximately Rp1,067.92 trillion (using an exchange rate of Rp14,824/US$), the highest among other global pharmaceutical companies last year.

Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, was also recorded as the world's best-selling drug in 2021. The US-based company earned US$37 billion from the vaccine.

AbbVie, another US-based pharmaceutical company, came in second, with prescription drug sales of US$55.04 billion in 2021.

Next, the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis ranked third with US$51.12 billion in prescription drug sales.

The fourth and fifth ranks were occupied by the US pharmaceutical companies Johnson & Johnson, followed by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche.

Johnson & Johnson recorded prescription drug sales of US$49.82 billion, and Roche US$49.29 billion.

AstraZeneca also made the list, ranking ninth. The British company had prescription drug sales of US$36.13 billion last year.

Here is a complete list of the top 10 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world based on prescription drug sales (2021):

1. Pfizer: US$72.04 billion
2. AbbVie: US$55.04 billion
3. Novartis: US$51.12 billion
4. Johnson & Johnson: US$49.82 billion
5. Roche: US$49.29 billion
6. Bristol Myers Squibb: US$45.66 billion
7. Merck & Co: US$43.25 billion
8. Sanofi: US$38.93 billion
9. AstraZeneca: US$36.13 billion
10. GSK: US$33.44 billion

(Also read: [5 Best-Selling Drugs in the World, Pfizer's Product Tops the List](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2022/04/08/5-obat-obatan-terlaris-di-dunia-produk-pfizer-teratas))

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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