Following on the information in the Top world pharmaceutical corporations section, all of the leading pharmaceutical corporations operating in the global market have a presence in the UK.
Figure 1 – Leading pharmaceutical corporations' UK market share, 2011
The table below lists the top 10 pharmaceutical corporations operating in the UK in order of market share.
| 1 |
Pfizer |
13.4% |
9.2% |
11.8% |
|---|
| 2 |
GlaxoSmithKilne |
9.6% |
3.1% |
7.3% |
|---|
| 3 |
Novartis |
3.5% |
8.8% |
5.4% |
|---|
| 4 |
Sanofi |
5.1% |
4.9% |
5.0% |
|---|
| 5 |
AstraZeneca |
6.9% |
1.0% |
4.8% |
|---|
| 6 |
Merck and Co |
4.4% |
5.0% |
4.6% |
|---|
| 7 |
Roche |
1.6% |
8.1% |
4.0% |
|---|
| 8 |
Lilly |
4.0% |
1.3% |
3.0% |
|---|
| 9 |
Abbott |
0.7% |
6.5% |
2.8% |
|---|
| 10 |
Boehringer Ingelheim |
3.2% |
0.8% |
2.4% |
|---|
Source: IMS Health British Pharmaceutical Index, IMS Health Hospital Pharmacy Audit
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