This document provides sales growth data for the top 103 molecules from January to March 2013 compared to the same period in the previous year. The top performing molecule was Sildenafil, which saw 999% growth. Overall, total selected molecule sales grew 2.21% in the period. Many common molecules saw moderate single-digit percentage growth rates, with a few experiencing declines in sales.

1. Molecule wise Sales Growth
Sl. PRODUCT DESC VALUE SHARE GROWTH VALUE SHARE GROWTH
SELECTED TOTAL 8,210,086,378 100.00 1.91 23,408,089,209 100.00 2.21
1 SILDENAFIL 10,453,446 0.13 999.00 30,919,277 0.13 999.00
2 METHIONINE 8,913,934 0.11 340.33 20,618,546 0.09 437.94
3 SITAGLIPTIN 28,761,744 0.35 379.68 78,641,899 0.34 388.36
4 SULINDAC 5,183,400 0.06 383.17 15,553,388 0.07 332.12
5 ORLISTAT 9,682,042 0.12 198.97 26,316,721 0.11 175.89
6 CLAVULANIC ACID 62,278,702 0.76 189.77 155,251,098 0.66 158.23
7 VILDAGLIPTIN 40,068,840 0.49 121.11 119,663,449 0.51 133.87
8 OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL 38,719,606 0.47 85.00 107,793,846 0.46 77.63
9 ROSUVASTATIN 24,654,824 0.30 88.84 69,055,271 0.30 71.62
10 MEROPENEM 9,075,175 0.11 28.12 23,287,092 0.10 54.54
11 RABEPRAZOLE 88,623,926 1.08 53.96 253,110,003 1.08 51.84
12 MOXIFLOXACIN 15,088,811 0.18 42.98 43,332,482 0.19 46.64
13 BISOPROLOL 34,360,725 0.42 34.08 97,268,086 0.42 40.16
14 IRON FERRIC 19,921,867 0.24 36.25 53,299,455 0.23 35.90
15 VACCINE, TETANUS 9,067,215 0.11 27.08 18,232,066 0.08 34.66
16 KETOCONAZOLE 10,271,412 0.13 33.93 32,190,872 0.14 34.26
17 FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE 13,059,880 0.16 20.62 31,087,617 0.13 33.76
18 INSULIN DETEMIR 9,034,464 0.11 -24.30 42,457,089 0.18 33.59
19 CEFPODOXIME PROXETIL 38,491,926 0.47 16.40 117,728,581 0.50 33.08
20 CHOLINE 17,787,486 0.22 27.35 42,748,293 0.18 31.70
21 METFORMIN 105,165,883 1.28 48.99 304,468,287 1.30 30.22
22 BETACAROTENE 15,286,801 0.19 44.10 38,935,847 0.17 30.02
23 GUAIFENESIN 46,840,433 0.57 114.98 123,339,248 0.53 28.97
24 ESOMEPRAZOLE 360,048,857 4.39 32.90 978,704,168 4.18 28.94
25 CHLORPHENAMINE 9,443,904 0.12 -20.57 36,928,981 0.16 24.69
26 FEXOFENADINE 45,380,090 0.55 27.15 130,055,000 0.56 24.47
27 NAPROXEN 106,127,939 1.29 28.94 288,323,401 1.23 23.36
28 PREDNISOLONE 30,129,322 0.37 13.20 87,297,708 0.37 23.16
29 INOSITOL 20,834,194 0.25 18.60 52,036,101 0.22 22.11
30 VALSARTAN 22,865,052 0.28 28.70 68,923,538 0.29 21.78
31 CLINDAMYCIN 35,970,808 0.44 18.60 111,397,943 0.48 21.62
32 DESLORATADINE 15,632,563 0.19 22.71 46,003,451 0.20 20.73
33 PREGABALIN 53,541,871 0.65 19.19 151,484,576 0.65 20.39
34 BACITRACIN 9,226,674 0.11 32.26 23,452,624 0.10 19.42
35 MONTELUKAST 128,332,003 1.56 19.05 371,262,279 1.59 18.75
36 MIDAZOLAM 9,188,624 0.11 12.92 29,955,576 0.13 18.73
37 CLONAZEPAM 89,693,413 1.09 16.08 261,920,936 1.12 18.43
38 DEXTROMETHORPHAN 38,630,508 0.47 95.29 105,200,147 0.45 18.01
39 LEVONORGESTREL 10,400,307 0.13 6.19 34,049,861 0.15 17.56
40 POVIDONE-IODINE 9,168,049 0.11 14.79 26,682,574 0.11 17.39
MARCH '13 JANUARY TO MARCH 2013
Molecule wise Sales Value Growth 1st Quarter 2013
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2. Molecule wise Sales Growth
Sl. PRODUCT DESC VALUE SHARE GROWTH VALUE SHARE GROWTH
MARCH '13 JANUARY TO MARCH 2013
Molecule wise Sales Value Growth 1st Quarter 2013
41 CEFUROXIME AXETIL 216,032,243 2.63 16.68 579,791,301 2.48 16.80
42 CHLORAMPHENICOL 11,779,514 0.14 11.79 33,441,318 0.14 16.32
43 LEVOSALBUTAMOL 21,613,007 0.26 14.30 62,509,158 0.27 15.78
44 NORETHISTERONE 19,359,757 0.24 18.93 53,637,429 0.23 14.36
45 DEXAMETHASONE 36,631,685 0.45 3.75 110,395,106 0.47 14.12
46 TRANEXAMIC ACID 15,584,997 0.19 -10.11 59,574,767 0.25 14.05
47 GLUCOSAMINE 33,073,829 0.40 23.02 85,319,947 0.36 13.98
48 CEFACLOR 16,502,708 0.20 1.21 51,753,243 0.22 12.83
49 TRIPROLIDINE 43,698,597 0.53 61.46 128,714,805 0.55 12.48
50 SPIRONOLACTONE 26,448,894 0.32 6.79 76,055,193 0.32 12.12
51 FUROSEMIDE 26,018,212 0.32 5.51 73,890,573 0.32 11.27
52 PSEUDOEPHEDRINE 48,378,824 0.59 56.49 142,830,508 0.61 11.22
53 DEXTROMETHORPHAN BXM 551,170 1.43 -17.24 1,623,843 1.54 10.87
54 IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE 20,150,359 0.25 8.38 61,372,299 0.26 10.54
55 ETHINYLESTRADIOL 31,320,043 0.38 3.67 88,313,625 0.38 10.30
56 ENTECAVIR 11,903,020 0.14 27.13 32,362,795 0.14 10.02
57 INSULIN ASPART PROTAMINE CRYSTALLIN42,452,001 0.52 5.00 129,823,076 0.55 9.79
58 HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 89,693,844 1.09 4.04 262,938,678 1.12 8.97
59 CARBAMAZEPINE 20,766,827 0.25 -2.06 60,923,497 0.26 8.94
60 TAMSULOSIN 32,158,697 0.39 8.02 93,425,468 0.40 8.93
61 CLOBETASOL 25,381,073 0.31 23.75 65,950,002 0.28 8.92
62 TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE 28,231,848 0.34 12.55 78,604,919 0.34 8.87
63 NYSTATIN 17,473,851 0.21 11.02 48,353,162 0.21 8.83
64 SODIUM 78,436,223 0.96 1.08 191,840,008 0.82 8.79
65 ESCITALOPRAM 15,071,370 0.18 -3.03 46,484,831 0.20 8.78
66 BACLOFEN 29,041,821 0.35 1.84 81,986,447 0.35 8.43
67 MICONAZOLE 16,606,908 0.20 17.78 45,715,844 0.20 8.20
68 CHONDROITINSULFURIC ACID 28,379,360 0.35 6.00 80,307,615 0.34 8.13
69 ALBENDAZOLE 12,724,372 0.15 8.04 41,650,769 0.18 7.75
70 DIOSMIN 11,351,252 0.14 6.92 35,629,542 0.15 7.67
71 HESPERIDIN 11,351,252 0.14 6.92 35,629,542 0.15 7.67
72 INSULIN HUMAN ISOPHANE 120,843,462 1.47 4.20 367,314,529 1.57 7.46
73 KETOTIFEN 46,652,666 0.57 2.26 140,645,804 0.60 7.46
74 ETORICOXIB 40,779,534 0.50 -0.09 137,080,750 0.59 7.45
75 CALCIUM 309,563,680 3.77 13.17 832,368,551 3.56 6.88
76 NEOMYCIN 40,581,677 0.49 10.15 117,739,925 0.50 6.81
77 TOLPERISONE 13,484,391 0.16 1.41 36,504,216 0.16 6.76
78 AMOXICILLIN 111,761,592 1.36 -3.08 326,373,720 1.39 6.54
79 INSULIN HUMAN BASE 138,598,702 1.69 0.18 425,411,812 1.82 6.44
80 BETAMETHASONE 36,113,500 0.44 10.70 108,652,421 0.46 6.31
81 SALMETEROL 85,341,543 1.04 -1.74 260,326,539 1.11 6.20
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3. Molecule wise Sales Growth
Sl. PRODUCT DESC VALUE SHARE GROWTH VALUE SHARE GROWTH
MARCH '13 JANUARY TO MARCH 2013
Molecule wise Sales Value Growth 1st Quarter 2013
82 CITRIC ACID 37,951,118 0.46 9.88 85,227,000 0.36 6.20
83 FLUTICASONE 92,809,600 1.13 -0.72 282,070,168 1.21 6.16
84 HYDROCORTISONE 18,648,897 0.23 7.29 52,386,642 0.22 6.08
85 FLUNARIZINE 17,017,584 0.21 13.13 47,026,989 0.20 5.95
86 NITROGLYCERIN 38,560,866 0.47 11.21 117,723,611 0.50 5.87
87 LETROZOLE 12,362,869 0.15 -2.96 38,730,859 0.17 5.47
88 COLECALCIFEROL 290,020,966 3.53 11.77 777,827,783 3.32 5.35
89 ATORVASTATIN 121,754,521 1.48 4.31 354,728,426 1.52 5.23
90 CEFIXIME 281,903,488 3.43 -3.69 771,499,540 3.30 5.18
91 INDOMETACIN 12,022,122 0.15 12.82 34,076,228 0.15 5.00
92 FOLIC ACID 55,391,651 0.67 13.20 148,684,677 0.64 4.94
93 VALPROIC ACID 20,992,608 0.26 -3.68 62,065,039 0.27 4.61
94 CETIRIZINE 42,773,782 0.52 -6.79 118,818,434 0.51 4.57
95 GLUCOSE 76,969,526 0.94 2.75 176,182,483 0.75 4.18
96 GLIMEPIRIDE 47,633,231 0.58 6.54 140,405,509 0.60 3.94
97 MAGALDRATE 24,452,655 0.30 39.89 64,600,695 0.28 3.66
98 ACICLOVIR 9,073,245 0.11 6.47 22,142,537 0.09 3.52
99 VITAMIN B COMPLEX 23,601,224 0.29 -3.28 64,584,521 0.28 3.46
100 COD LIVER OIL 26,216,768 0.32 6.16 62,215,239 0.27 3.35
101 CLOTRIMAZOLE 11,764,310 0.14 6.42 35,901,629 0.15 3.18
102 DESOGESTREL 11,440,797 0.14 10.12 27,201,369 0.12 2.99
103 POTASSIUM 150,571,136 1.83 5.26 388,323,961 1.66 2.94
104 NICOTINIC ACID 22,030,486 0.27 6.59 53,658,175 0.23 2.58
105 SALBUTAMOL 93,210,295 1.14 8.22 260,609,203 1.11 2.42
106 SALICYLIC ACID 12,489,394 0.15 -4.57 38,333,866 0.16 2.39
107 ZINC 124,812,849 1.52 4.90 336,117,513 1.44 2.37
108 INDAPAMIDE 14,604,524 0.18 3.94 43,153,532 0.18 2.07
109 SORBITOL 19,596,612 0.24 -7.76 36,896,848 0.16 1.98
110 MUPIROCIN 11,749,040 0.14 15.01 32,599,487 0.14 1.59
111 VITAMIN E 178,709,044 2.18 4.04 488,504,012 2.09 1.58
112 ONDANSETRON 19,262,786 0.23 0.79 57,619,774 0.25 1.38
113 AMLODIPINE 156,127,017 1.90 14.93 447,688,552 1.91 1.36
114 ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID 43,059,432 0.52 -5.07 130,556,776 0.56 0.49
115 CARVEDILOL 9,745,635 0.12 -3.28 28,862,908 0.12 0.44
116 LOSARTAN 160,306,021 1.95 3.52 471,651,227 2.01 0.27
117 RIBOFLAVIN 73,561,088 0.90 5.37 182,609,653 0.78 0.24
118 RAMIPRIL 21,231,074 0.26 -1.35 64,512,842 0.28 0.18
119 MEBEVERINE 15,808,219 0.19 -3.13 43,137,943 0.18 -0.10
120 ASCORBIC ACID 213,748,421 2.60 4.73 564,082,315 2.41 -0.17
121 BROMAZEPAM 32,867,977 0.40 -6.78 101,379,028 0.43 -0.36
122 MENTHOL 9,355,381 0.11 -14.62 30,264,969 0.13 -0.61
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4. Molecule wise Sales Growth
Sl. PRODUCT DESC VALUE SHARE GROWTH VALUE SHARE GROWTH
MARCH '13 JANUARY TO MARCH 2013
Molecule wise Sales Value Growth 1st Quarter 2013
123 ALLYLESTRENOL 13,039,595 0.16 -7.35 37,690,357 0.16 -0.74
124 RETINOL 127,816,797 1.56 4.71 333,850,107 1.43 -0.98
125 CEFRADINE 94,117,712 1.15 -4.24 276,218,033 1.18 -1.00
126 LACTULOSE 19,098,232 0.23 -18.01 63,136,877 0.27 -1.16
127 NICOTINAMIDE 134,611,171 1.64 4.58 346,160,742 1.48 -1.37
128 CLOPIDOGREL 67,402,068 0.82 -7.51 213,126,279 0.91 -1.63
129 METOPROLOL 10,328,363 0.13 -7.90 32,500,482 0.14 -1.83
130 BECLOMETASONE 10,219,169 0.12 4.04 27,665,204 0.12 -1.86
131 PIOGLITAZONE 35,395,741 0.43 -0.69 101,237,921 0.43 -2.35
132 SIMETICONE 64,738,200 0.79 6.15 184,342,247 0.79 -2.77
133 CARBONYL IRON 16,888,940 0.21 -1.40 48,073,868 0.21 -2.79
134 PANTOTHENIC ACID 54,558,870 0.66 5.22 144,186,572 0.62 -2.89
135 PARACETAMOL 239,246,594 2.91 -7.24 583,907,127 2.49 -3.00
136 IRON FERROUS 48,405,795 0.59 12.43 130,936,651 0.56 -3.26
137 MISOPROSTOL 22,250,800 0.27 3.44 58,283,472 0.25 -3.56
138 AZITHROMYCIN 225,447,551 2.75 -8.85 629,162,508 2.69 -3.70
139 CLARITHROMYCIN 19,051,558 0.23 -20.79 56,483,331 0.24 -3.72
140 MAGNESIUM 160,892,337 1.96 -1.48 451,116,620 1.93 -3.99
141 FLUCONAZOLE 39,338,985 0.48 0.45 115,936,587 0.50 -4.04
142 CAFFEINE 93,041,371 1.13 -12.76 238,287,249 1.02 -4.31
143 DICLOFENAC 92,194,644 1.12 -5.44 251,854,506 1.08 -4.90
144 MELITRACEN 99,040,450 1.21 -0.10 270,561,714 1.16 -5.00
145 FLUPENTIXOL 100,146,733 1.22 -0.35 274,324,065 1.17 -5.09
146 ACECLOFENAC 55,534,699 0.68 14.39 150,668,241 0.64 -5.23
147 MECOBALAMIN 10,713,208 0.13 -3.52 29,799,852 0.13 -5.38
148 LORATADINE 11,687,359 0.14 -7.59 35,947,743 0.15 -5.66
149 KETOROLAC 90,635,606 1.10 -8.75 262,838,949 1.12 -5.94
150 PROCYCLIDINE 5,173,832 0.06 8.56 13,967,482 0.06 -6.77
151 FLUCLOXACILLIN 73,832,773 0.90 13.13 211,305,035 0.90 -6.78
152 PHOSPHORUS 80,340,098 0.98 -0.33 219,110,308 0.94 -6.84
153 PROCHLORPERAZINE 9,502,693 0.12 0.14 24,232,845 0.10 -7.38
154 CEFTRIAXONE 99,951,883 1.22 -8.63 263,796,221 1.13 -8.34
155 ALUMINIUM 43,828,641 0.53 -14.51 130,644,200 0.56 -8.84
156 LEVOFLOXACIN 43,087,555 0.52 -17.12 124,642,247 0.53 -8.90
157 CIPROFLOXACIN 144,038,621 1.75 -7.94 395,474,369 1.69 -9.07
158 COPPER 36,133,681 0.44 -6.09 98,366,376 0.42 -9.27
159 TRAMADOL 23,785,071 0.29 -0.57 60,762,714 0.26 -9.50
160 ATENOLOL 99,283,879 1.21 -5.94 288,917,769 1.23 -9.62
161 THIAMINE 179,870,446 2.19 -8.61 479,060,883 2.05 -9.80
162 THREONINE 10,911,081 0.13 -6.34 19,353,848 0.08 -10.25
163 PYRIDOXINE 181,841,345 2.21 -9.83 486,771,141 2.08 -10.48
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5. Molecule wise Sales Growth
Sl. PRODUCT DESC VALUE SHARE GROWTH VALUE SHARE GROWTH
MARCH '13 JANUARY TO MARCH 2013
Molecule wise Sales Value Growth 1st Quarter 2013
164 KETOPROFEN 8,615,322 0.10 16.38 22,544,135 0.10 -11.20
165 METRONIDAZOLE 41,370,583 0.50 -5.06 124,409,176 0.53 -11.75
166 NITAZOXANIDE 13,336,919 0.16 -12.22 39,388,891 0.17 -11.94
167 PANTOPRAZOLE 122,973,548 1.50 2.15 314,609,120 1.34 -13.18
168 VINPOCETINE 9,158,710 0.11 8.20 25,490,232 0.11 -13.47
169 AMBROXOL 32,119,904 0.39 19.45 83,873,109 0.36 -14.21
170 HISTIDINE 37,605,796 0.46 -16.32 72,657,504 0.31 -14.46
171 MANGANESE 24,650,676 0.30 -7.25 66,909,573 0.29 -14.99
172 LYSINE 46,138,520 0.56 -14.89 90,178,260 0.39 -15.13
173 CYANOCOBALAMIN 110,875,708 1.35 -15.23 305,773,077 1.31 -15.23
174 ASPARTIC ACID 45,702,359 0.56 -15.34 89,413,811 0.38 -15.28
175 ISOLEUCINE 45,702,359 0.56 -15.34 89,413,811 0.38 -15.28
176 LEUCINE 45,702,359 0.56 -15.34 89,413,811 0.38 -15.28
177 DOXYCYCLINE 11,959,552 0.15 63.59 26,151,375 0.11 -15.43
178 BORON 22,815,706 0.28 -8.67 61,758,442 0.26 -15.74
179 GEMIFLOXACIN 15,084,672 0.18 -36.50 43,180,257 0.18 -15.84
180 VALINE 43,888,868 0.53 -15.95 86,138,012 0.37 -16.44
181 ERYTHROMYCIN 11,962,716 0.15 -17.66 36,839,711 0.16 -19.34
182 RANITIDINE 178,125,573 2.17 2.06 522,353,329 2.23 -19.93
183 DOMPERIDONE 72,892,769 0.89 -6.20 197,158,982 0.84 -22.35
184 LANSOPRAZOLE 13,287,731 0.16 -35.51 38,763,750 0.17 -22.90
185 MULTIVITAMINS AND MINERALS 21,769,520 0.27 -23.36 65,222,256 0.28 -23.69
186 FLUPHENAZINE 9,467,470 0.12 9.73 23,412,795 0.10 -23.94
187 GLUTAMIC ACID 14,775,088 0.18 -21.72 32,767,007 0.14 -25.41
188 THEOPHYLLINE 21,671,118 0.26 -14.72 59,573,430 0.25 -26.41
189 OMEPRAZOLE 360,309,899 4.39 -37.38 1,144,788,212 4.89 -28.47
190 VACCINE, RABIES 29,287,596 0.36 -54.75 86,392,042 0.37 -37.49
Md. Masum Chowdhury, Manager, SBM,Asiatic, Email-masum.pha@gmail.com
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