Drug sales for the world’s top 10 pharmaceutical companies slowed significantly in 2008, according to Waltham-based Decision Resources.
Pharmaceutical sales grew by just 3.7 percent during the year compared to 7.9 percent in 2007. In the American market, drug sales were down 3.5 percent.
Decision Resources said sales growth at the world’s top drug companies is expected to remain flat into 2015 despite large-scale acquisitions by pharmaceutical giants Pfizer, Roche and Merck. Of the top companies, only Roche is expected to post annual growth rates of more than 3 percent in the next 6 years.
Decision Resources is a market research and consulting firm focused on the health care industry.
