The Top Pharma List's top 50 pharmaceutical products by global sales ranking is compiled from GlobalData's pharmaceutical revenue figures. Micardis was produced by Boehringer Ingelheim and Astellas.
Boehringer's heart drug Micardis (telmisartan) continued to suffer the effects of generic competition, with sales down 12.1% to 956m, but 2015 also saw the company's diabetes portfolio making
Boehringer has seen a similar situation with its heart drug Micardis(telmisartan) that has been losing patent protection for over a year.
Finally Boehringer, which saw the largest drop in the top ten table due predominately to the patent loss of Micardis (telmisartan).
During the year all four of Boehringer's top products saw their global sales decline, most noticeably cardiovascular drug Micardis (telmisartan) and COPD treatment Combivent (ipratropium and albuterol), both of which
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