Lipitor

#1 selling drug

Pfizer

Generic: atorvastatin calcium

Function: Statin/HMGCoA reductase inhibitor (reduces LDL levels while increasing HDL levels

Main Use: Lowers Cholesterol

Other Uses: Lowers risk of stroke, heart attack or other heart complication in Type II diabetes, coronary artery disease or other risk factors.

Nexium

#2 selling drug

AstraZenica

Generic: esomeprazole

Function: Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)

Main Use: Treat Symptoms of G.E.R.D.

Other Uses: Conditions involving excessive stomach acid, promotes healing of erosive esophagitis, prevents gastric ulcer.

Plavix

#3 selling drug

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Generic: clopidogrel

Function: Platelet Aggregation Inhibitor (Inhibits the ability of platelets to clump together forming a clot)

Main Use: Prevent blood clots after a recent heart attack or stroke, and in people with certain disorders of the heart or blood vessel conditions.

Advair

#4 selling drug

GlaxoSmithKlein

Generic: fluticasone & salmeterol

Function: Bronchodilator & steroid

 1. Prevents the release of substances in the body that cause inflammation (fluticasone)

 2. Relaxes the muscles in the airway (salmeterol)

Main Use: Prevention of asthma attacks

Other Uses: Flare ups or worsening of COPD

Seroquel

#5 selling drug

AstraZenica

Generic: quetiapine

Function: Anti-psychotic (affects various neurotransmitters in the brain)

Main Use: Treatment of schizophrenia in adults and children 13+ yrs. old.

Other Uses: With anti-depressants to treat major depressive disorder.

Abilify

#6 selling drug

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Generic: aripiprazole

Function: Changes the chemical action in the brain

Main Use: Treat the symptoms of psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia and bi-polor disorder

Other Uses: With other medications to treat major depressive disorder in adults. Treat irritability, and symptoms of aggression, mood swings, temper tantrum, and self injury related to autistic disorder in children at least 6 yrs of age.

Singulair

#7 selling drug

Merck/Schering-Plough

Generic: montelukast

Function: leukotriene inhibitor

Main Use: Prevention of asthma attacks in adults and children as young as 12 months

Other Uses: Relieve runny noses and sneezing caused by allergies in adults and children as young as 6 months

OxyContin

#8 selling drug

Purdue Pharma LP

Generic: OxyCodone

Function: Pain reliever; similar to morphine

Main Use: Treat moderate to severe pain

Schedule II drug

Actos

#9 selling drug

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Generic: pioglitazone

Function: controls blood sugar levels

Main Use: Treatment of Type II diabetes.

Prevacid

#10 selling drug

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Generic: Lansoprazol

Function: Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)

Main Use: Treat and prevent stomach and intestinal ulcers, erosive esophagitis and other condition involving excessive stomach acid (i.e. Zollinger-Ellison disease)

Cymbalta

#11 selling drug

Eli Lilly and Company

Generic: duloxetine

Function: selective serotonin and nor-epinephrine re-uptake inhibitors (SSNRIs)

Main Use: Treat major depressive disorder

Other Uses: General anxiety disorder, treat chronic pain caused by fibromyalgia

Effexor XR

#12 selling drug

Wyeth

Generic: venlafaxine

Function: serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)

Main Use: Treatment of depression, generalized or social anxiety disorder, or panic disorder.

Lexapro

#13 selling drug

Forest Pharmaceuticals

Generic: escitalopram

Functoin: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)

Main Use: Treat anxiety in adults and major depressive disorder in adults and adolescents who are at least 12 years old.

Crestor

#14 selling drug

AstraZenica

Generic: rosuvastatin

Function: Statin/HMG CoA reductase inhibitors

Main Use: Lower Cholesterol

Other Uses: Used to lower the risk of stroke, heart attack, and other heart complications in people with diabetes, coronary heart disease, or other risk factors

Zyprexa

#15 selling drug

Eli Lilly

Generic: olanzapine

Function: Atypical Antipsychotic

Main Use: Treat the symptoms psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder.

Other Uses: May be used with other anti-psychotic or anti- depressants.

Used in adults and children at least 13 yrs old.

Valtrex

#16 selling drug

GlaxoSmithKline

Generic: valacyclovir

Function: Anti-viral (slows the growth of the herpes virus)

Main Use: Used to treat diseases caused by the herpes virus, such as genital herpes, cold sores, shingles and chicken pox

Used in adults and children 12 yrs and older

Flomax

#17 selling drug

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

Generic: tamsulosin

Function: Alpha-adrenergic blockers (relaxes the muscles in the prostate and bladder

Main Use: Improve urination in men with an enlarged prostate.

Lantus

#18 selling drug

Sanofi-Aventis

Generic: insulin glargine

Function: Man made hormone

Main Use: Treatment of both Type I and Type II diabetes.

Lyrica

#19 selling drug

Pfizer

Generic: pregabalin

Function: Anti-convulsive

Main Use: Used to control seizures and treat fibromyalgia.

Other Uses: Treat pain caused by nerve damage in people with diabetes.

Schedule V drug

Celebrex

#20 selling drug

Pfizer

Generic: celecoxib

Function: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

Main Use: Treat pain or inflammation caused by many conditions such as arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and menstrual pain.

Other Uses: It is also used in the treatment of hereditary polyps in the colon

Levaquin

#21 selling drug

Janssen Pharmaceuticals

Generic: levofloxacin

Function: group of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones

Main Use: treat bacterial infections of the skin, sinuses, kidneys, bladder, or prostate. It is also used to treat bacterial infections that cause bronchitis or pneumonia, and to treat people who have been exposed to anthrax.

Aricept

#22 selling drug

Eisai Corporation

Generic: donepezil

Function: improves the function of nerve cells in the brain

Spiriva

#23 selling drug

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

Generic: tiotropium inhalation

Function: anticholinergic agent

Main Use: prevention of bronchospasms in patients with bronchitis, emphysema, or COPD

Diovan

#24 selling drug

Novartis Corporation

Generic: valsartan

Function: angiotensin II receptor antagonists

Main Use: Treat high blood pressure or heart failure

Diovan HTC

#25 selling drug

Novartis Corporation

Generic: valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide

Function: combination angiotensin II receptor blocker and diuretic.

Main Use: Treating high blood pressure

Tricor

#26 selling drug

Abbott Laboratories

Generic: fenofibrate

Function: Helps reduce triglycerides

Main Use: Treat high cholesterol and triglycerides.

Concerta

#27 selling drug

Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals

Generic: methylphenidate

Function: CNS Stimulant

Main Use: Aids in treatment of ADD and ADHD

Schedule II drug

Januvia

#28 selling drug

Merrik and Co.

Generic: sitagliptin

Function: Regulation of insulin levels

Main Use: Treatment of Type II diabetes

Vitorin

#29 selling drug

Merck and Co.

Generic: ezetimibe and simvastatin

Function: Ezetimibe reduces the amount of cholesterol absorbed by the body. Simvastatin is a Statin/HMG CoA reductace inhibitor.

Main Use: Treatment of high cholesterol

Adderol XR

#30 selling drug

Shire US Inc

Generic: Amphetamine/Dextroamphetamine

Funtion:  affects certain chemicals in the brain that may affect attention span and behavior.

Main Use: Treatment of ADHD

Schedule II drug

Lovenox

#31 selling drug

Sanofi-Aventis

Generic: enoxaparin

Function: anticoagulant

Main Use: treatment of deep vein thrombosis

Other Uses: prevent blood vessel complications due to certain types of angina or heart attack.

Atripla

#32 selling drug

Gilead Sciences, Inc

Generic: efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir

Function: all 3 drugs are reverse transcriptase inhibitors

Main Use: Slowing the progression of HIV virus

Zetia

#33 selling drug

Schering-Plough

Generic: ezetimibe

Function: reduces the amount of cholesterol or other sterols that your body absorbs from food.

Main Use:  Treat high cholesterol alone or in combination with other thereapy treatments

Other Uses:  treat high blood sitosterol and campesterol

Aciphex

#34 selling drug

Eisai Corporation

Generic: rabeprazole

Function: Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)

Main Use: Treat the symptoms of G.E.R.D. and other conditions involving excessive stomach acid.

Ambien CR

#35 selling drug

Sanofi-Aventis

Generic: zolpidem

Function: sedative-hypnotic, helps to increase certain natural chemicals in the brain that cause sleep

Main Use: treatment of insomnia.

Schedule IV drug

Viagra

#36 selling drug

Pfizer

Generic: sildenafil

Function: increases blood flow to particular areas of the body

Main Use: Treatment of E.D.

    sidenafil is also used for the drug Revatio which is used to treat P.A.H.

Topamax

#37 selling drug

Janssen Pharmaceuticals

Generic: topiramate

Function: Anticonvulsant

Main Use: used alone or in combination with other medications to prevent seizures in adults and children who are at least 2 years old

Other Uses: prevention of migraines

Lipoderm

#38 selling drug

Endo Pharmaceuticals

Generic: lidocaine topical

Function: local anesthetic

Main Use: relieve post shingles pain

ProAir HFA

#39 selling drug

Teva Pharmaceuticals

Generic: Albuterol

Function: beta agonist bronchodilator

Main Use: Treating or preventing breathing problems in patients who have asthma or certain other airway diseases

NovoLog

#40 selling drug

Novo Nordisk Inc

Generic: insulin aspart

Function: lowers levels of glucose in the body

Main Use: treatment of Type I diabetes in adults and children at least 2 yrs of age

Suboxone

#41 selling drug

Reckitt Benckiser Parmaceuticals

Generic: buprenorphine and naloxone

Function: buprenorphine is a milder opiate drug/ naloxone blocks the effects of opiate drugs.

Main Use: Treatment of opiate addiction

Schedule III drug

Nasonex

#42 selling drug

Schering-Plough

Generic: mometasone nasal

Function: Steroid

Main Use: Treat nasal symptoms caused by seasonal or year round allergies.

Provigil

#43 selling drug

Cephalon, Inc

Generic: modafinil

Function: Works by altering natural chemicals in the brain to promote wakefulness

Main Use: Treat excessive sleepiness caused by sleep apnea, shift work sleep disorder, or narcolepsy

Schedule IV drug

Geodon

#44 selling drug

Pfizer

Generic: ziprasidone

Function: Anti-psychotic

Main Use: Treat schizophrenia and the manic symptoms of bipolar disorder in adults and children at least 10 years of age

Truvada

#45 selling drug

Gilead Sciences

Generic: emtricitabine and tenofovir

Function: Prevention of HIV viral cells multiplying

Main Use: Treat HIV

Lunesta

# 46 selling drug

Sepracor Inc

Generic: eszopiclone

Function: sedative

Main Use: Treat insomnia

Shedule IV drug

Humalog

#47 selling drug

Elli Lilly and Company

Generic: insulin lispro

Function: fast acting insulin

Main Use: Treatment of Type I diabetes in adults

Other Uses: With other oral medications to treat Type II diabetes in adults

Niaspan

#48 selling drug

Abbott Labratories

Generic: niacin (nicotinic acid)

Function: Raises good cholesterol, and lowers bad cholesterol

Main Use: lowers cholesterol levels, reducing the risk for a second heart attack, slows or treats hardening of the arteries, and lowers very high serum triglyceride levels.