Wednesday, September 7, 2011

This German government agency offers teleworking and phased retirement

Winning Year: 2011, 2010
Industry: Government
Location: Nürnberg, Germany
Website: www.arbeitsagentur.de 
Employees: 95,900; Percentage over age 50: 35.2

Employees at Germany's federal employment agency, Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), benefit from a wide variety of flexible work arrangements and long-term working time accounts that provide opportunities for extended leaves of absence. These options are especially beneficial to older workers caring for family members or transitioning into retirement. BA also regularly re-employs retired staff members with specific skill sets for special projects. More recently, BA launched a "family service," which offers caregiving consulting as well as emergency day care services.

See also: How the 2011 Best Employers winners were selected.

Lifelong Learning and Training: Managers conduct annual performance and development dialogues with each employee. This dialogue serves to determine the status of the employee's competencies and shows additional development opportunities. Individualcareer ambitions and life plans are taken into account explicitly. 

In addition, BA regularly carries out a differentiated age structure analysis in order to optimize staff planning. 

The BA's long-term working hours accounts are another essential element of lifelong learning. The concept allows an employee to accumulate up to 200 hours each year that can be used for earlyretirement, phased retirement, sabbaticals, training, and family caregiving responsibilities. 

Flexible Work Arrangements: Five hundred flextime models are in use. Part-time employment, including in leadership positions, as well as telework have enjoyed a strong uptake. Telework is especially open to employees with family burdens (caring for children, old or disabled persons). Over 3,400 employees make use of it. 

The teleworking option now is explicitly open to older employees in a later phase of their professional career to promote employability and jobsatisfaction of this target group in particular. The target group of employees on long-term sick leave (more than six weeks) has been added as a means of integration management. The BA has introduced this opportunity to be able to respond quickly to special personal or family-related requirements.

The BA launched a professional family service in 2011. It provides employees with:

  • Information and consulting on childcare as well as care of relatives
  • Support benefits in care situations and placement of childcare
  • Emergency care when the regular care suddenly becomes unavailable. 

Health Promotion and Protection: The BA's in-house healthmanagement system (BGM) takes a preventive approach that promotes personal responsibility and initiative. Fields of activity include occupational safety, health promotion, and integration management for long-term sick employees. 

Other campaigns to promote a healthy lifestyle include:

  • Special theme health days
  • Screenings and eye tests
  • Massage treatment at the workplace
  • Stress management trainings
  • Initiatives to stop smoking
  • A screen saver with exercises for the workplace 

In 2011, the central health working group is focusing on the themes of absentee management, mental stress at the workplace and psychological disorders. 

Diversity Promotion: Current diversity activities include:

  • An action program to reach the 8.7 percent target quota for severely disabled employees (current quota 8.5 percent)
  • Regular information campaigns to sensitize managers and staff to diversity topics
  • Diversity management is integrated in the BA's internal training and in courses
  • Meetings with the target groups of our fields of action on a regular basis to foster direct exchange. This is an important way for BA to gain insights for its HR policy. Afterwards BA systematically discusses these insights with senior executives in order to promote and sensitize for the prevailing field of action. 

Recruitment: Job advertisements aimed at university graduates state explicitly that a "comparable qualification" in the form of many years' vocational experience in the respective area will be regarded as of equal value and can replace the formal qualification. This way, the BA expresses its appreciation of the vocational and life experience of older applicants. The older applicants' equality of opportunity is guaranteed in the framework of internal recruitment as well.

This year the BA has added the "employment quota for older employees" to the list of business goals for its internal HR services. The target quota is for 10 percent of all externally recruited employees to be older than 50 years. In 2009, the employment quota of persons over the age of 50 was 7.75 percent.

BA makes use of the specialist knowledge of older employees who have already retired. For special projects/situations, it is possible to recruit former employees for a limited period. One example is the initiative "Taking the Lead", which we started to strengthen the management capability of team leaders. Older or retired persons are part of the trainer team, in order to pass on their experiences as team leaders to younger team leaders.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Best drugs

List of bestselling drugs

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The following is a list of the top 200 pharmaceutical products ranked by sales in U.S. dollars for 2006.

Rank 2006↓ Brand Name(s)↓ Generic Name↓ Sales 2006(USD millions)↓ Change from 2005↓ Company(ies)↓ Disease/Medical Use↓ First Approval Date↓ Patent Expiration Date[1][2]↓
1 Lipitor Atorvastatin 14,385 7% Pfizer Cholesterol Dec-1996 Nov-2011
2 Advair, Seretide Fluticasone +Salmeterol 6,129 12% GlaxoSmithKline Asthma Aug-2000 Mar-2012
3 Plavix, Iscover Clopidogrel 6,057 -5% Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi-Aventis Thrombotic events Nov-1997 Nov-2011
4 Nexium Esomeprazole 5,182 12% AstraZeneca Gastrointestinal disorders Mar-2000 Sep-2007
5 Norvasc Amlodipine 4,866 3% Pfizer Hypertension Jul-1992 Jul-2006
6 Remicade Infliximab 4,428 23% Johnson & Johnson,Schering-Plough,Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Crohn's disease, Rheumatoid arthritis Aug-1998 n/a
7 Enbrel Etanercept 4,379 20% Amgen Rheumatoid arthritis Nov-1998 Oct-2012
8 Zyprexa Olanzapine 4,364 4% Eli Lilly and Company Psychosis Sep-1996 Jun-2013
9 Diovan Valsartan 4,223 15% Novartis Hypertension Dec-1996 Jul-2011
10 Risperdal Risperidone 4,183 18% Johnson & Johnson Psychosis Dec-1993 Dec-2007
11 Aranesp Darbepoetin alfa 4,121 26% Amgen Anemia Jun-2001 Mon-20XX
12 Rituxan, MabThera Rituximab 3,861 16% RocheGenentech,Biogen IdecChugai Pharmaceutical Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Rheumatoid arthritis Nov-1997 Mon-20XX
13 Effexor Venlafaxine 3,722 8% Wyeth Depression, Anxiety disorders Dec-1993 Dec-2007
14 Protonix, Pantozol, Pantoloc Pantoprazole 3,621 4% WyethAltanaSolvay Gastrointestinal disorders Feb-2000 Mon-20XX
15 Singulair Montelukast 3,579 20% Merck & Co. Asthma Feb-1998 Feb-2012
16 Seroquel Quetiapine 3,560 23% AstraZeneca Schizophrenia Sep-1997 Sep-2011
17 Prevacid, Takepron Lansoprazole 3,425 3% TAP Pharmaceuticals,Takeda Pharmaceutical Gastrointestinal disorders May-1995 May-2009
18 Procrit, Eprex Erythropoietin 3,180 -4% Johnson & Johnson Anemia Dec-1990 Mon-20XX
19 Cozaar, Hyzaar Losartan 3,163 4% Merck & Co. Hypertension Apr-1995 Mon-20XX
20 Fosamax Alendronate 3,134 -2% Merck & Co. Osteoporosis Sep-1995 Mon-20XX
21 Herceptin Trastuzumab 3,134 83% RocheGenentech,Chugai Pharmaceutical Breast cancer Sep-1998 Mon-20XX
22 Lovenox, Clexane Enoxaparin 3,059 14% Sanofi-Aventis Deep-vein thrombosis Mar-1993 Dec-2004
23 Avandia, Avandamet, Avandaryl Rosiglitazone 3,043 26% GlaxoSmithKline Type 2 diabetes May-1999 Sep-2011
24 Actos Pioglitazone 2,880 25% Takeda Pharmaceutical,Eli Lilly and Company Type 2 diabetes Jul-1999 May-2007
25 Zocor Simvastatin 2,803 -36% Merck & Co. Cholesterol Dec-1991 Dec-2005
26 Copaxone Glatiramer 2,757 19% Teva Pharmaceutical IndustriesSanofi-Aventis Multiple sclerosis Dec-1996 Mon-20XX
27 AcipHex, Pariet Rabeprazole 2,729 -4% EisaiJohnson & Johnson Gastrointestinal disorders Aug-1999 May-2013
28 Neulasta Filgrastim 2,710 18% Amgen Neutropenia Jan-2002 Mon-20XX
29 Lexapro, Cipralex Escitalopram 2,696 16% Forest LaboratoriesH. Lundbeck Depression, Anxiety disorders Aug-2002 Sep-2011
30 Gleevec, Glivec Imatinib 2,554 18% Novartis Leukemia May-2001 Jan-2015
31 Ambien, Stilnox Zolpidem 2,545 33% Sanofi-Aventis Insomnia Dec-1992 Oct-2006
32 Aricept Donepezil 2,519 24% Pfizer Alzheimer's disease Nov-1996 Nov-2010
33 Epogen Erythropoietin 2,511 2% Amgen Anemia Jun-1989 Mon-20XX
34 Zyrtec, Cirrus Cetirizine 2,377 9% PfizerUCBDaiichi Sankyo Allergic rhinitis Dec-1995 Jun-2007
35 Avapro, Aprovel, Avalide Irbesartan 2,372 13% Sanofi-AventisBristol-Myers Squibb Hypertension Sep-1997 Sep-2011
36 Avastin Bevacizumab 2,364 78% RocheGenentech Colorectal cancer Feb-2004 Mon-20XX
37 Taxotere Docetaxel 2,201 9% Sanofi-Aventis Cancer Oct-1995 May-2010
38 Eloxatin, Eloxatine Oxaliplatin 2,127 8% Sanofi-Aventis Colorectal cancer Aug-2002 Aug-2016
39 Zoloft Sertraline 2,110 -35% Pfizer Depression, Anxiety disorders Dec-1991 Dec-2005
40 Tamiflu Oseltamivir 2,096 69% RocheChugai PharmaceuticalHetero Drugs Influenza Oct-1999 Mon-20XX
41 Lantus Insulin analog 2,093 37% Sanofi-Aventis Type 2 diabetes and type 1 diabetes Apr-2000 Dec-2011
42 Crestor Rosuvastatin 2,049 61% AstraZenecaShionogi Cholesterol Nov-2002 Jan-2016
43 Humira Adalimumab 2,044 46% Abbott Laboratories Rheumatoid arthritis Dec-2002 Dec-2016
44 Celebrex Celecoxib 2,039 18% Pfizer Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis Dec-1998 Mon-20XX
45 Topamax Topiramate 2,027 21% Johnson & Johnson Seizures Dec-1996 Sep-2008
46 Prevnar vaccine 1,961 30% Wyeth Pneumococcal disease Feb-2000 Jan-2007
47 Vytorin Ezetimibe +Simvastatin 1,955 90% Merck & Co.Schering-Plough Cholesterol Jul-2004 Mon-20XX
48 Zetia Ezetimibe 1,929 38% Merck & Co.Schering-Plough Cholesterol Oct-2002 Oct-2016
49 Wellbutrin Bupropion 1,926 26% GlaxoSmithKlineBiovail Depression, Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) Aug-2003 May-1994
50 Abilify Aripiprazole 1,900 1% Otsuka Pharmaceutical,Bristol-Myers Squibb Psychosis, Depression Nov-2002 Oct-2014
51 Lamictal Lamotrigine 1,843 19% GlaxoSmithKline Seizures Dec-1994 Jul-2008
52 Toprol, Seloken Metoprolol 1,795 3% AstraZeneca Hypertension Jan-1992 Mon-20XX
53 NeoRecormon, Epogin Erythropoietin 1,777 -1% RocheChugai Pharmaceutical Anemia Jul-1997 Mon-20XX
54 Atacand, Blopress Candesartan 1,768 8% Takeda Pharmaceutical,AstraZeneca Hypertension Oct-1997 Jul-2012
55 Spiriva Tiotropium 1,735 45% Boehringer Ingelheim Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Apr-2002 Jan-2018
56 Avonex Interferon beta-1a 1,707 11% Biogen Idec Multiple sclerosis May-1996 Mon-20XX
57 Viagra Sildenafil 1,657 1% Pfizer Erectile dysfunction Mar-1998 Mar-2012
58 Micardis Telmisartan 1,645 35% Boehringer Ingelheim,Astellas Pharma Hypertension Nov-1998 Mon-20XX
59 Actonel Risedronate 1,619 -4% Procter & GambleSanofi-Aventis Osteoporosis Mar-1998 Mon-20XX
60 Lupron, Leuplin Leuprolide 1,579 1% Takeda Pharmaceutical,TAP Pharmaceuticals Prostate cancer Jan-1989 Jan-1996
61 TriCor, Lipanthyl Fenofibrate 1,567 38% Abbott Laboratories,Solvay Cholesterol Feb-1998 Mon-20XX
62 Zofran Ondansetron 1,567 3% GlaxoSmithKline Nausea and vomiting Dec-1992 Jan-2005
63 Valtrex Valaciclovir 1,563 24% GlaxoSmithKline Herpes Jun-1995 Jun-2009
64 Levaquin, Floxin Levofloxacin 1,530 3% Johnson & Johnson Bacterial infections Dec-1996 Dec-2010
65 Arimidex Anastrozole 1,508 28% AstraZeneca Breast cancer Dec-1995 Dec-2009
66 Prograf Tacrolimus 1,499 20% Astellas Pharma Transplant rejection Apr-1993 Apr-2008
67 CellCept Mycophenolate mofetil 1,470 8% RocheChugai Pharmaceutical Transplant rejection May-1995 May-2009
68 Xalatan, Xalacom Latanoprost 1,453 6% Pfizer Intraocular pressure Jun-1996 Jul-2006
69 Rebif Interferon beta-1a 1,452 14% Serono Multiple sclerosis Feb-1998 Mon-20XX
70 Coreg Carvedilol 1,441 38% GlaxoSmithKline Hypertension Sep-1995 Mar-2007
71 Gemzar Gemcitabine 1,408 5% Eli Lilly and Company Cancer May-1996 May-2010
72 Prilosec, Losec Omeprazole 1,371 -17% AstraZeneca Gastrointestinal disorders Sep-1989 Apr-2001
73 Benicar, Olmetec Olmesartan 1,370 73% Daiichi SankyoForest Laboratories Hypertension Apr-2002 Apr-2016
74 Lotrel Amlodipine +Benazepril 1,352 26% Novartis Hypertension Jun-1999 Mon-20XX
75 Cymbalta Duloxetine 1,316 94% Eli Lilly and Company Depression, Anxiety disorders Aug-2004 Jun-2013
76 Imitrex, Imigran Sumatriptan 1,315 4% GlaxoSmithKline Migraine Dec-1992 Dec-2006
77 Depakote Valproate semisodium 1,308 19% Abbott Laboratories Seizures Mar-1983 Mon-20XX
78 Humalog Insulin analog 1,300 8% Eli Lilly and Company Diabetes Apr-1996 Mon-20XX
79 Duragesic Fentanyl 1,295 -18% Johnson & Johnson Pain Aug-1990 Mon-20XX
80 Pulmicort Budesonide 1,292 11% AstraZeneca Asthma Jun-1997 Mon-20XX
81 Zometa Zoledronate 1,283 5% Novartis Hypercalcemia Aug-2000 Mon-20XX
82 Betaseron, Betaferon Interferon beta-1b 1,245 14% Schering AG Multiple sclerosis Jul-1993 Mon-20XX
83 Delix, Tritace Ramipril 1,227 -3% Sanofi-Aventis Hypertension Jul-2000 Mon-20XX
84 Flovent, Flixotide Fluticasone 1,219 5% GlaxoSmithKline Asthma Mar-1996 Mon-20XX
85 Neupogen Filgrastim 1,213 0% Amgen Neutropenia Feb-1991 Mon-20XX
86 Casodex Bicalutamide 1,206 7% AstraZeneca Prostate cancer Oct-1995 Mon-20XX
87 Pravachol Pravastatin 1,197 -47% Bristol-Myers Squibb Cholesterol Oct-1991 Mon-20XX
88 Truvada Tenofovir +Emtricitabine 1,194 110% Gilead Sciences HIV infection Aug-2004 Mon-20XX
89 Symbicort Budesonide +Formoterol 1,184 18% AstraZeneca Asthma Aug-2000 Mon-20XX
90 Pegasys Pegylated interferon alfa-2a 1,171 5% RocheChugai Pharmaceutical Hepatitis C Jun-2002 Mon-20XX
91 Evista Raloxifene 1,159 4% Eli Lilly and Company,Chugai Pharmaceutical Osteoporosis Dec-1997 Mon-20XX
92 Flomax Tamsulosin 1,158 28% Boehringer Ingelheim Benign prostatic hypertrophy Oct-1997 Mon-20XX
93 Lyrica Pregabalin 1,156 297% Pfizer Neuropathic pain Jul-2004 Mon-20XX
94 Paxil, Seroxat Paroxetine 1,147 3% GlaxoSmithKline Depression, Anxiety disorders Dec-1992 Mon-20XX
95 Kaletra Lopinavir 1,135 13% Abbott Laboratories HIV infection Mar-2001 Mon-20XX
96 Detrol Tolterodine 1,100 11% Pfizer Overactive bladder Mar-1998 Mon-20XX
97 Harnal Tamsulosin 1,085 -8% Astellas Pharma Benign prostatic hypertrophy Jul-1992 Mon-20XX
98 Erbitux Cetuximab 1,075 56% Bristol-Myers Squibb,Merck KGaA Colorectal cancer Feb-2004 Mon-20XX
99 Synagis Palivizumab 1,065 -9% MedImmune Respiratory syncytial virus Jun-1998 Mon-20XX
100 Augmentin Co-amoxiclav 1,055 -13% GlaxoSmithKline Bacterial infections Aug-1984 Mon-20XX
101 Premarin, Prempro, Premphase Estrogen 1,051 16% Wyeth Menopausal symptoms Nov-1995 Mon-20XX
102 Ortho contraceptives Estrogen +Progesterone 1,016 -11% Johnson & Johnson Contraception Apr-1984 Mon-20XX
103 Zoladex Goserelin 1,008 0% AstraZeneca Prostate cancer Dec-1989 Mon-20XX
104 Cerezyme Imiglucerase 1,007 8% Genzyme Gaucher disease Apr-1991 Mon-20XX
105 Cravit Levofloxacin 1,002 2% Daiichi SankyoSanten Pharmaceutical Bacterial infections Jun-1993 Mon-20XX
106 Yasmin Drospirenone 998 36% Schering AG Prevention of pregnancy Aug-2000 Mon-20XX
107 Kogenate Recombinant factor VIII 989 19% Bayer Hemophilia Feb-1993 Mon-20XX
108 Botox Botulin toxin 982 18% Allergan Cervical dystonia Dec-1989 Mon-20XX
109 Lamisil Terbinafine 978 -14% Novartis Fungal infections Dec-1992 Mon-20XX
110 Combivir Lamivudine +Zidovudine 977 -8% GlaxoSmithKline HIV infection Sep-1997 Mon-20XX
111 Zosyn, Tazocin Piperacillin 972 9% Wyeth Bacterial infections Oct-1993 Mon-20XX
112 Cialis Tadalafil 971 30% Eli Lilly and Company,Lilly Icos Erectile dysfunction Nov-2002 Mon-20XX
113 Keppra Levetiracetam 956 36% UCB Seizures Nov-1999 Mon-20XX
114 NovoSeven Factor VII 948 11% Novo Nordisk Bleeding due to hemophilia Feb-1996 Mon-20XX
115 Infanrix, Pediarix vaccine 945 21% GlaxoSmithKline Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis Jan-1996 Mon-20XX
116 Nasonex Mometasone 944 28% Schering-Plough Allergic rhinitis Oct-1997 Mon-20XX
117 Reyataz Atazanavir 931 34% Bristol-Myers Squibb HIV infection Jan-2003 Mon-20XX
118 Concerta Methylphenidate 930 20% Johnson & Johnson Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Aug-2000 Mon-20XX
119 Humulin Recombinant human insulin 925 -8% Eli Lilly and Company Diabetes Oct-1982 Mon-20XX
120 Neoral, Sandimmun Ciclosporin 918 -4% Novartis Transplant rejection Jul-1995 Mon-20XX
121 Sandostatin Somatostatin 915 2% Novartis Acromegaly Oct-1988 Mon-20XX
122 Camptosar Irinotecan 903 -1% Pfizer Colorectal cancer Jun-1996 Mon-20XX
123 Engerix-B, Havrix, Twinrix vaccine 886 10% GlaxoSmithKline Hepatitis Aug-1989 Mon-20XX
124 Allegra, Telfast Fexofenadine 864 -49% Sanofi-Aventis Allergic rhinitis Jul-1996 Mon-20XX
125 Adderall Amphetamine 864 18% Shire Pharmaceuticals Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Oct-2001 Mon-20XX
126 Combivent Ipratropium +Salbutamol 843 20% Boehringer Ingelheim Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Oct-1996 Mon-20XX
127 Peg-Intron Pegylated interferon alfa-2b 837 11% Schering-Plough Hepatitis C May-2000 Mon-20XX
128 Adalat Nifedipine 825 0% Bayer Hypertension Nov-1985 Mon-20XX
129 Avelox, Avalox Moxifloxacin 822 17% BayerSchering-Plough,Shionogi Bacterial infections Dec-1999 Mon-20XX
130 Mobic Meloxicam 818 -66% Boehringer Ingelheim,Daiichi Sankyo Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis Feb-1996 Mon-20XX
131 Biaxin Clarithromycin 816 -23% Abbott Laboratories Bacterial infections Oct-1991 Mon-20XX
132 Mevalotin Pravastatin 799 -35% Daiichi Sankyo Cholesterol Jun-1909 Mon-20XX
133 Ultane, Sevorane Sevoflurane 799 -9% Abbott Laboratories Anesthesia Jun-1995 Mon-20XX
134 Genotropin Somatropin 795 -2% Pfizer Growth failure Aug-1995 Mon-20XX
135 Sustiva Efavirenz 791 16% Bristol-Myers Squibb HIV infection Sep-1998 Mon-20XX
136 Zyvox Linezolid 782 27% Pfizer Bacterial infections Apr-2000 Mon-20XX
137 Xeloda Capecitabine 775 22% RocheChugai Pharmaceutical Cancer Jun-1909 Mon-20XX
138 Geodon, Zeldox Ziprasidone 758 29% Pfizer Schizophrenia Feb-2001 Mon-20XX
139 Cipro, Ciprobay Ciprofloxacin 755 -6% BayerSchering-Plough Bacterial infections Oct-1987 Mon-20XX
140 Provigil Modafinil 735 43% Cephalon Sleepiness Dec-1998 Mon-20XX
141 Lescol Fluvastatin 725 -5% Novartis Cholesterol Dec-1993 Mon-20XX
142 Clarinex, Aerius Desloratadine 722 12% Schering-Plough Allergic rhinitis Dec-2001 Mon-20XX
143 Femara Letrozole 722 35% NovartisChugai Pharmaceutical Breast cancer Jul-1997 Mon-20XX
144 Trileptal Oxcarbazepine 721 17% Novartis Seizures Nov-1999 Mon-20XX
145 Tracleer Bosentan 717 42% Actelion Pulmonary arterial hypertension Nov-2001 Mon-20XX
146 Primaxin Imipenem +Cilastatin 705 -5% Merck & Co. Bacterial infections Nov-1985 Mon-20XX
147 Temodar Temozolomide 703 20% Schering-Plough Anaplastic astrocytoma Aug-1999 Mon-20XX
148 Trusopt, Cosopt Dorzolamide 697 13% Merck & Co. Intraocular pressure Dec-1994 Mon-20XX
149 Voltaren Diclofenac 690 0% Novartis Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis Jul-1998 Mon-20XX
150 Viread Tenofovir 689 -12% Gilead Sciences HIV infection Oct-2001 Mon-20XX
151 Sifrol Pramipexole 673 23% Boehringer Ingelheim Parkinson's disease Oct-1997 Mon-20XX
152 Namenda Memantine 660 30% Forest Laboratories Alzheimer disease Oct-2003 Mon-20XX
153 Altace Ramipril 653 18% King Pharmaceuticals Cardiovascular events Jan-1991 Mon-20XX
154 Byetta Exenatide 649 464% Amylin Pharmaceuticals,Eli Lilly and Company Type 2 diabetes Apr-2005 Mon-20XX
155 Tarceva Erlotinib 649 110% RocheGenentech Non-small cell lung cancer Nov-2004 Mon-20XX
156 Zithromax, Zmax Azithromycin 638 -68% Pfizer Bacterial infections Nov-1991 Mon-20XX
157 Omnicef Cefdinir 637 29% Abbott Laboratories Bacterial infections Dec-1997 Mon-20XX
158 Proscar Finasteride 619 -16% Merck & Co. Benign prostatic hypertrophy Jun-1992 Mon-20XX
159 Alimta Pemetrexed 612 32% Eli Lilly and Company Non-small cell lung cancer Feb-2004 Mon-20XX
160 Merrem Meropenem 604 20% AstraZeneca Bacterial infections Jun-1996 Mon-20XX
161 Forteo Teriparatide 594 53% Eli Lilly and Company Osteoporosis Nov-2002 Mon-20XX
162 Strattera Atomoxetine 579 5% Eli Lilly and Company Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Nov-2002 Mon-20XX
163 Actiq Fentanyl 578 40% Cephalon Cancer pain Nov-1998 Mon-20XX
164 Flonase, Flixonase Fluticasone 575 -52% GlaxoSmithKline Allergic rhinitis Oct-1994 Mon-20XX
165 Amaryl Glimepiride 567 -33% Sanofi-Aventis Type 2 diabetes Nov-1995 Mon-20XX
166 Lidoderm Lidocaine 567 35% Endo Pharmaceuticals Pain Mar-1999 Mon-20XX
167 Lunesta Eszopiclone 567 72% Sepracor Insomnia Dec-2004 Mon-20XX
168 Boniva, Bonviva Ibandronate 565 454% RocheGlaxoSmithKline Osteoporosis Mar-2005 Mon-20XX
169 Taxol Paclitaxel 563 -25% Bristol-Myers Squibb Cancer Dec-1992 Mon-20XX
170 Zelnorm, Zelmac Tegaserod 561 34% Novartis Irritable bowel syndrome Mar-2002 Mon-20XX
171 Renagel Sevelamer 559 23% GenzymeRocheChugai Pharmaceutical Hyperphosphatemia Oct-1998 Mon-20XX
172 Norditropin Human growth hormone 557 19% Novo Nordisk Growth hormone deficiency Jun-1909 Mon-20XX
173 Xopenex Levalbuterol 555 29% Sepracor Bronchospasm Mar-1999 Mon-20XX
174 Xenical Orlistat 553 9% Roche Obesity Jul-1998 Mon-20XX
175 Vasotec, Vaseretic Enalapril 547 -12% Merck & Co. Hypertension Dec-1985 Mon-20XX
176 Serevent Salmeterol 538 -10% GlaxoSmithKline Asthma Feb-1994 Mon-20XX
177 Cardura Doxazosin 538 -8% Pfizer Hypertension Nov-1990 Mon-20XX
178 Synthroid Levothyroxine 534 -4% Abbott Laboratories Hypothyroidism May-1909 Mon-20XX
179 Gonal-f Follitropin alfa 533 -3% Serono Infertility Oct-1995 Mon-20XX
180 Pepcid, Gaster Famotidine 532 -10% Astellas Pharma Gastrointestinal disorders Jun-1909 Mon-20XX
181 Cancidas Caspofungin 530 -7% Merck & Co. Fungal infections Jan-2001 Mon-20XX
182 Exelon Rivastigmine 525 12% Novartis Alzheimer's disease May-1998 Mon-20XX
183 Vfend Voriconazole 515 30% Pfizer Fungal infections Mar-2002 Mon-20XX
184 Amlodin Amlodipine 506 4% Dainippon Sumitomo Hypertension, angina pectoris n/a Mon-20XX
185 Niaspan Niacin 498 13% Kos Pharmaceuticals Cholesterol Jul-1997 Mon-20XX
186 Neurontin Gabapentin 496 -22% Pfizer Seizures Dec-1993 Mon-20XX
187 Trizivir Abacavir +Lamivudine +Zidovudine 496 -10% GlaxoSmithKline HIV infection Nov-2000 Mon-20XX
188 Requip Ropinirole 496 74% GlaxoSmithKline Parkinson disease Sep-1997 Mon-20XX
189 Follistim, Puregon Follitropin beta 482 8% Akzo Nobel Infertility Sep-1997 Mon-20XX
190 Basen Voglibose 476 -13% Takeda Pharmaceutical Hyperglycemia Jun-1909 Mon-20XX
191 Levitra Vardenafil 474 19% BayerGlaxoSmithKline Erectile dysfunction Mar-2003 Mon-20XX
192 Glucophage Metformin 459 -16% Merck KGaABristol-Myers Squibb Type 2 diabetes Dec-1994 Mon-20XX
193 Concor Bisoprolol 455 4% Merck KGaA Hypertension Jul-1992 Mon-20XX
194 Epzicom, Kixeva Abacavir +Lamivudine 446 107% GlaxoSmithKline HIV infection Aug-2004 Mon-20XX
195 Xatral Alfuzosin 443 8% Sanofi-Aventis Benign prostatic hypertrophy Jan-2000 Mon-20XX
196 Diflucan Fluconazole 435 -13% Pfizer Fungal infections Jan-1990 Mon-20XX
197 Thalomid Thalidomide 433 12% Celgene Erythema nodosum leprosum Jul-1998 Mon-20XX
198 Zantac Ranitidine 429 -18% GlaxoSmithKline Gastrointestinal disorders Jun-1983 Mon-20XX
199 Xolair Omalizumab 429 32% RocheGenentech Asthma Jun-2003 Mon-20XX
200 Claritin Loratadine 418 -5% Schering-PloughShionogi & Co. Allergic rhinitis Apr-1993 Mon-20XX