This statistic shows the top pharmaceutical orphan drugs worldwide based on the revenues in 2018. During that year, Revlimid marketed by Celgene was the world's top orphan drug, generating almost ten billion U.S. dollars in revenue. Orphan drugs are developed to treat a specific rare medical condition, often called an orphan disease. In many countries, public policy determines the characteristics behind specifying orphan diseases and drugs.
Top global orphan drugs by revenue in 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
* Products that have orphan and non-orphan drug
designations and are expected to generate less than 50% of their sales in 2018 and 2024 from
their orphan-designated indication/s, are excluded from this statistic. This has led to the exclusion
of therapies such as Avastin, Opdivo, Enbrel, Herceptin, Humira and Remicade.
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