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Is smoking driving sales of top selling drugs ?

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Top Ten Selling Drugs of the World 1.LIPITOR (ATORVASTATIN) - PFIZER Its obvious that cholesterol lower drug should stand in 1st place.Wide spread smoking , unbalanced food , stress have widely added people to nest of cardiovascular disease… 2.PLAVIX (CLOPIDOGREL) BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB AND SANOFI-AVENTIS Anti platelet drug used in coronary artery disease , cerebrovascular disease. 3. NEXIUM (ESOMEPRAZOLE) ASTRAZENECA Proton pump inhibitor – used to decrease acid secretion of stomach. 4. SERETIDE/ADVAIR (FLUTICASONE+ SALMETEROL) - GLAXOSMITHKLINE Bronchodilator used in bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 5.ENBREL (ETANERCEPT) AMGEN AND WYETH TNF inhibitor used in auto immune diseases. 6. ZYPREXA (OLANZAPINE) ELI LILLY Atypical anti psychotic drug used in schizophrenia. 7. RISPERDAL (RISPERIDONE) JANSSEN-CILAG Atypical anti psychotic drug used in schizophrenia. 8. SEROQUEL (QUETIAPINE) ASTRA ZENECA Atypical anti psychotic drug used in schizophrenia. 9. SINGU