(April 24, 2015 Tokyo) Ever wondered what are the top performing pharmaceutical substances in Japan? Here are the top 15 best selling products for 2014.

By sales amount     (% change year on year)

1. Amlodipine (-0.6)
2. Sodium (-0.9)
3. Calcium (-1.3)
4. Magnesium (-0.3)
5. Potassium (-2.1)
6. Clopidogrel (13.3)
7. Candesartan cilexetil (-13)
8. Pyridoxine (1.2)
9. Glucose (-2.1)
10. Sitagliptin (-7.4)
11. Olmesartan medoxomil (-2.2)
12. Telmisartan (5.2)
13. Ketoprofen (-5.5)
14. Bevacizumab (12.9)
15. Rosuvastatin (6.2)

The above information was announced by IMS Health during CPhIJapan’s Life Science Week that took place in Tokyo from April 22 to April 24, 2015. The event is described by its organizers as “The biggest and most international pharmaceutical event in Japan”.

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External links

For more information on the event: http://www.cphi.com/japan/home/

For more information concerning the data: https://www.ims-japan.co.jp/japanese/