Where are most pharmaceuticals made?
For all regulated drugs, China has 230 (13 percent) of the API manufacturing facilities, while the United States has 510 (28 percent), and the rest of the world has 1048 (59 percent).
- Johnson & Johnson – $56.1bn.
- Pfizer – $51.75bn.
- Roche – $49.23bn.
- Novartis – $47.45bn.
- Merck & Co. – $46.84bn.
- GlaxoSmithKline – $44.27bn.
- Sanofi – $40.46bn.
- AbbVie – $33.26bn.
United States
Way out in first place with a market value of USD 533.5 billion in sales in 2020, the USA is the bedrock of global pharmaceutical innovation, although home to a healthcare system plagued with inequalities. Explore more in our 2020 country report.
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For more than a decade now, China has been the largest producer of APIs in the world.
While the Department of Defense only purchases a small quantity of finished pharmaceuticals from China, about 80 percent of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) used to make drugs in the United States are said to come from China and other countries like India.
India is the largest. producer of medicine in the world and is also a large of medicine.
What we know: A study of US pharmaceutical production estimates that 54 percent of APIs used to manufacture finished pharmaceutical goods consumed in the United States are produced here; only 6 percent are sourced from China. Only 7 percent of total US API imports come from China.
Pfizer spokeswoman Kimberly Becker says “less than 2% of our active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and key materials globally are sourced from China.”
| # | 44 Countries | Million US Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Germany | 91,662.64 |
| 2 | #2 Switzerland | 86,393.38 |
| 3 | #3 United States | 57,471.36 |
| 4 | #4 Ireland | 55,197.17 |
Most pharmaceuticals used in the United States are either made in nations such as China and India, or use ingredients that come from those countries. Which means much of America's collective health not only depends on diet and exercise, but also on our relations with those countries.
Is Tylenol made in USA?
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China has come to dominate the world market for basic drugs as a result. A substantial share of all generic drugs we import comes from China, including a staggering 93 percent of all imported ibuprofen.
The pharmaceutical industry is concentrated in the US and Europe, and the 10 biggest drug companies are located in those regions.
Which country manufactures the most generic drugs? India dominates the generic drugs market; it exported $17.3 billion worth of drugs — nearly 20 per cent of the global market — in 2017-18. It exports to the US, South Africa, Russia, the UK, Brazil, Nigeria and the European Union, among others.
What we know: A study of US pharmaceutical production estimates that 54 percent of APIs used to manufacture finished pharmaceutical goods consumed in the United States are produced here; only 6 percent are sourced from China. Only 7 percent of total US API imports come from China.
1. United States. Perhaps not surprisingly, the U.S. ranks at the top. Life science sales hit $450 billion last year and six of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies are headquartered in the U.S., including Pfizer, Amgen and Johnson & Johnson.