Table 1

Top 5 by Drug Sales, 2002

Company
Pharma. Revenue* ($ bn)
Net Profit ($ bn)
R&D ($ bn)

Pfizer
28.29
9.13
5.18
GSK
27.06
6.96
4.11
Merck
20.13
7.15
2.67
AstraZeneca
17.84
2.84
3.07
Johnson & Johnson
17.15
6.6
3.96

*Most firms have income from other products as well; so total income exceeds pharmaceutical income

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