The 2013 Pharm Exec Top 50

Pharm Exec's 2013 ranking of the top 50 pharma companies worldwide finds few variations from last year, with the notable exception being the Rx success of global generic firms as they benefit from innovative portfolio diversification: 

Teva is nipping at the heels of Eli Lilly, at just one slot short of the top 10, while Ranbaxy joins the Pharma 50 list for the first time. Overall, however, only a relatively small set of companies—BMS, in particular, which drops to 17th in global Rx sales, from 11th last year—have been affected by the rush of patent expiries, contributing disproportionately to the weaker industry sales performance over the past several years.