NAPSR News: Abbvie’s Humira is the driving force for third quarter sales growth

WASHINGTON - Nov. 3, 2014 - PRLog -- Abbvie has disclosed their Q3 report for 2014 and once again their breakthrough therapeutic treatment HUMIRA is leading the way in sales. Worldwide sales of HUMIRA increased 17.5 percent raking in $3.26 billion. Dubbed the world’s bestselling drug, HUMIRA is currently approved for rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and psoriasis.

"Our third-quarter results reflect the strong performance of our business with double-digit growth from HUMIRA and several other key brands.  Our underlying business grew nearly 14 percent in the quarter excluding lipids," said Richard A. Gonzalez, chairman and chief executive officer, AbbVie.  "We exceeded our outlook for the quarter and have significantly raised our original 2014 guidance.  In the fourth quarter, we look forward to the U.S. approval of our interferon-free HCV combination, which will further accelerate sales and earnings growth in 2015 and beyond."

Other primary contributors to Abbvie’s successful quarter include Kaletra, Synthroid, Creon, Synagis and Duodopa. Sales of the HIV drug Kaletra reached $2.56 million increasing 8.4%. Synthroid sales increased 24.3% amounting to $200 million.

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