Top 20 Pharma Ranks: As Some Move Up, Others Fall Down

Sanofi and Gilead moved down in the rankings of Scrip's top 100 pharmaceutical companies, based on 2017 pharma sales, while Johnson & Johnson, GSK and AbbVie moved up. Shire joined the top 20 just as it is about to be consumed by Takeda.

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The risers and fallers: Scrip 100 review

The top 20 names in the latest Scrip 100 listing, based on full year 2017 pharmaceutical revenues, were largely unchanged from the previous year, but there were some fluctuations. One notable change was that Shire PLC joined the ranks of the top 20 for the first time, just as the Irish-headquartered pharma is poised to be consumed by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd..

Shire moved up from being the number 24 pharmaceutical company in the world in Scrip 100’s latest rankings to number...

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