According to *IMS
Health, U.S. sales of antipsychotics (AP) totaled 14.6 billion dollars in
2009. Antidepressant (AD) sales in the
United States amounted to 9.9 billion dollars. Sales of stimulants (e.g., drugs used to
treat the symptoms of childhood hyperactivity and inattention) and
anti-seizure drugs accounted for 5.8 billion dollars and 5.3 billion dollars,
respectively. |
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*IMS Health is a
“market intelligence” company. By
using a computerized network which collects data from global healthcare
markets, IMS tracks over 70% of the world’s |
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pharmaceutical sales
transactions and over 90% of the U.S. pharmaceutical sales transactions each
day. |
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