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Top 5 pharma companies in the world 2020

Introduction to the Top 5 pharma companies in the world in 2020.

Top 5 pharma companies in the world 2020


In this article, we'll be introducing the top 5 pharma companies in the world that are dominating the industry and are generating a huge amount of revenue throughout the world. The classification of these companies will be based upon the amount of revenue generated every year. 


The basic objective of this industry is to provide medications that are used for the prevention of infections, maintain a healthy state of the body, and cure various diseases.


The industry contains a lot of subfields like the production, development, and marketing of drugs. The pharma industry has a direct influence on the worldwide population, so various international administrative bodies like WHO and FDA monitor this industry. 


The following are the top 5 pharma companies in the world and a brief description of these companies along with the necessary details.


  1. Johnson and Johnson
  2. Hoffmann La Roche
  3. Pfizer
  4. Bayer
  5. Novartis

1. Johnson and Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is on the top of the list of pharma companies and is the world's largest pharmaceutical organization by 2020, with an income of 82.06 billion dollars.


  • CEO: Alex Gorsky
  • Built-up: 1886
  • No. of Employees: 132,200
  • Revenue: 82.06 Billion US$ 
  • Headquarters: New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA 

Johnson and Johnson is an American worldwide company established in 1886 that makes clinical gadgets, pharmaceuticals, and purchaser bundle merchandise. Johnson and Johnson's present central station are in New Jersey, New Brunswick, USA, and the organization works over 250 partners above 60 nations. 


Probably the most famous buyer items and brands under Johnson and Johnson are Telenol, BandAid, Neutrogena, Johnson's Baby Products, and that's just the beginning. Johnson and Johnson has practical experience in innovative work, assembling of clinical gadget items, and medicinal products.


Here are some well-known items and brands of Johnson and Johnson.


Here is the list of some well-known brands and products by Johnson & Johnson

  • Immunity related products
  • Cardiovascular and metabolic infection items 
  • Hypertension in the lungs 
  • Ibuprofen 
  • Abciximab 
  • Dressing 
  • Dapoxetine

2. Hoffmann La Roche

On number. 2 of the 'top 5 pharma companies in the world' is Hoffman La Roche, a global services organization that works worldwide under two divisions: pharmaceuticals and diagnostics.


The following are all the basic details about the Hoffmann La Roche company.


  • Established in: 1896 
  • Founder: Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche
  • CEO: Severin Schwan
  • Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland 
  • La Roche Revenue: 57 Billion US$ 
  • No. of Employees: 94,442 

The Hoffmann La Roche pharmaceutical company is known for controlling the world's biggest pharma organizations, including the American biotechnology organization Genetic, the Japanese biotechnology organization Chogai Pharmaceuticals, and the US-based Ventana. 


Roche was established in 1896 at its present home office in Basel, Switzerland. Roche made US$ 57 billion a year ago and is one of the world's second-biggest pharma organizations behind Johnson and Johnson for three continuous years. 


Some well-known items and brands Hoffman La Roche.

Here is the list of some well-known items and brands by Hoffman La Roche.


  • Asthma L X, Xolair (omalizumab)
  • Avastin (bevacizumab)
  • Bacterium (Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole)
  • Combination (Infected)
  • Laz, Giziva (Ubuntozomb)
  • Hemalibra (Amexomab)
  • Neoprogen (Flagstem)
  • Pneumopen (somatropin)
  • Orlistat
  • Xenpex (decalzomab)
  • Xeloda (Capsita Bine)

3. Pfizer

Pfizer 2020 positions third on this list of top 5 pharmaceutical companies as far as income. Pfizer is an American worldwide pharmaceuticals company headquartered in New York, it creates and fabricates meds and antibodies for a wide scope of clinical controls, including clinical science, oncology, cardiology, and endocrinology and neuroscience. 


The following are the all necessary and basic details about Pfizer. 


  • Established in: 1949 
  • CEO: Albert Bourla
  • Founders: Charles F. Erhart and Charles Pfizer
  • Headquarters: New York City, New York, USA 
  • Pfizer Revenue: 51.75 Billion US$  
  • No. of employees: 88,300 

In 2019, Pfizer got US$ 51.75 Billion in yearly income and has been the third-biggest pharma company as far as income for as long as four years, behind just Roche and Johnson and Johnson. The organization works through two divisions: Pfizer Innovative Health (IH) and Pfizer Essential Health (EH) business sections. 


Some well-known products and brands of Pfizer:

Here is the list of some well-known items and brands by Pfizer.

  • Anacin (Aspirin & caffeine)
  • Atorvastatin (trademark Lepter) 
  • Delucan (fluconazole) 
  • Phylogeny (metronidazole)  
  • Zithromax (azithromycin) 
  • Zosyn (piperacillin)

4. Bayer

Bayer AG is the 4th most world's largest pharma company with a revenue of US$ 43.5 billion in 2020. German worldwide pharmaceutical industry is a maker and producer of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals. Purchaser medicinal services items; Agricultural concoction, seed, and biotechnology items. In 2019, Bayer acquired 43.54 billion$ in income and turned into Germany's biggest pharma organization. 


The following are the all necessary and basic details about Bayer AG.


  • Established in: 1863 
  • CEO: Werner Baumann
  • Founders: Friedrich Bayer and Johann Friedrich Weskott
  • Central command: Leverkusen, Germany 
  • Revenue: 43.54 Billion US$  
  • Number of workers: 103,824 

Some of the well-known item and brands of Bayer pharmaceuticals are listed below

  • Aspirin
  • Berocca
  • Canesten
  • Claritin
  • Iberogast
  • Glucobay
  • MiraLAX
  • Nexavar
  • Stivarga
  • Xofigo
  • Talcid

If we categorize Bayer's products in broader terms, then the following products can be seen.

  • Veterinary medication 
  • Ladies' healthcare products
  • Seeds 
  • Diabetes care 
  • Pesticide 
  • Plant biotechnology 
  • Oncology Products

5. Novartis

Novartis, a Swiss worldwide pharmaceutical company situated in Basel, Switzerland, is the second-biggest Swiss organization on the rundown of the world's biggest pharma organizations as far as income.


  • Established in: 1996 
  • CEO: Vasant Narasimhan
  • Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland 
  • Revenue: 51.9 Billion US$ 
  • Number of employees: 125,161 


Novartis is the manufacturer of numerous well-known brands like Diclofenac (Voltaren), Carbamazepine (Tigretol), Valsartan (Diovan), Imatinib Mesylate (Glivec), Cyclosporine (Neural)c, and many other high ranking drugs in the market. Specially Oncology Leukemia Medicine is probably the highest-ranked one, of Novartis in the worldwide market. 


Notwithstanding its great marketing projections, Novartis is likewise one of the world's largest pharma organizations regarding market capitalization. 


Some of the well-known items and brands of Novartis Pharmaceutical are:

  • Gilenya (Neuroscience)
  • Lucentis (Ophthalmology)
  • Tasigna (Oncology)
  • Sandostatin (Oncology)
  • Afinitor/Votubia (Oncology)
  • Clozapine (Clozaril) 
  • Diclofenac (Voltaren) 
  • Cyclosporine (Neural) 
  • Terbinafine (Lamisil) 
  • Entresto (Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolism)
  • Cosentyx (Immunology, Hepatology, and Dermatology)

Conclusion:

The pharma industry is the fastest-growing field in the world that has established it's worth to the extent that it has become an inevitable necessity of life in the 21st century. The sector is evolving and incorporating the innovative methodologies with each passing moment to improve the quality of human life.


However, there's a need of strong check on the quality of the products (i.e tablets, capsules, injection, syrups, suspensions, emulsions, infusions, and so on) that are being manufactured by these pharmaceutical industries to avoid the complications produced by the use of these products on the patient's health. Assuring the quality of these products, the standard of human life can be raised on the planet Earth.


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