These 5 Prescription Drugs Will Generate a Jaw-Dropping $62.3 Billion in 2024
America has a serious drug problem. Apart from the raging opioid crisis that's forecast to claim the lives of nearly half a million people over the next decade, the country is also reeling from the exorbitant costs associated with specialty medicines. By 2024, the top five best-selling medicines are projected to generate a staggering $62.3 billion in worldwide revenue, with the lion's share of these sales coming from American consumers, according to a report by EvaluatePharma.
To put this jaw-dropping figure into context, the National Football League -- which is America's most popular sport by a country mile -- has designs on growing its annual revenue to over $20 billion by 2024. Furthermore, the burgeoning U.S. cannabis market is on track to grow into a $30 billion industry by 2024. These two highly lucrative businesses combined won't come anywhere close to the stately revenue figure of big pharma's top five best-selling medicines during this period.
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