Humira set to remain world's biggest selling drug, according to report

21 December 2015
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AbbvVie’s (NYSE: ABBV) Humira (adalimumab) - for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis - will remain the pharmaceutical industry’s biggest selling drug in 2016 with $15.7 billion in forecasted revenues, according to a new report.

The Pharma and Biotech 2016 Preview report, from EP Vantage, the editorial arn of market intelligence and analysis company Evaluate group, predicts Humira will outsell its nearest rival, Gilead’s Hepatitis C drug Harvoni, by more than $4 billion.

The report, published on Fridaty, also forecasts that research and development (R&D) productivity will continue to grow next year and up to 12 new drugs will achieve blockbuster sales by 2020.

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