Pfizer’s worldwide known erectile dysfunction product Viagra generated around 500 million U.S. dollars in revenue in 2019. Sales of this drug have decreased steadily over the past seven years, especially because patent protection expired outside the U.S. in 2012. In the United States, several drug manufacturers are currently allowed to market generic versions of Viagra (sildenafil), even if the patent is set to expire in 2020. This was the reason behind a further significant decline in sales in 2017-2018.

Drug manufacturer Pfizer
Drug manufacturer Pfizer is currently the world’s leading pharmaceutical company based on pure pharmaceutical sales of prescribed and over-the-counter drugs. The company is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Until 2013, the company also had a notable animal health product line. Today, the company is totally focused on human medicine, divided into two major segments - Innovative Health and Essential Health. Pfizer generates nearly half of its revenues inside the United States.

The rise of Viagra
Viagra was developed by scientists that were originally working on a drug for the treatment of hypertension and angina pectoris. During one of the trial phases the ‘adverse effect’ became obvious – while the targeted angina pectoris showed no improvement. Thus, it was approved for the market as an orally administered drug for erectile dysfunction in 1998. Pfizer’s Viagra has surely been one of the best-known and most discussed pharmaceutical products over the last few decades, entering even popular culture and becoming a synonym for potency. The drug, however, is also approved for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension.

This statistic displays price disparities for Pfizer's pharmaceutical product Viagra as of July 23, 2025. At this time, Viagra cost some ***** U.S. dollars per ** pills in the U.S. while the same amount of the drug was available for some *** U.S. dollars in Canada.

During 2019, Pfizer’s Lipitor generated nearly *********** U.S. dollars of revenue. For around a decade cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor was one of the company’s top blockbusters, with record-high revenues of approximately ********** U.S. dollars in 2006. In the year of patent loss – 2011 – Lipitor still generated roughly ********** dollars, before a heavy drop down to ************ dollars in 2012. Pharmaceutical company Pfizer Drug manufacturer Pfizer is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. At this moment, it is the world’s leading pharmaceutical company based on pharmaceutical sales of prescribed and over-the-counter drugs. Today, the company is focused on human medicine, divided into two major segments - Innovative Health and Essential Health. However, until 2013 the company also had a notable animal health division which was spun-off and today is known as Zoetis. Facts about Lipitor/atorvastatin Lipitor was approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in 1996 for medical use. Since its patent protection expired in 2011, it is now also sold under its generic name atorvastatin. Today, atorvastatin is one of the most prescribed drugs in the United States. The drug is primarily used as prevention for people with a high risk for developing cardiovascular diseases and as a treatment for abnormal lipid levels (dyslipidemia). Generic versions of Lipitor lead to annual savings in drug spending of around ********** U.S. dollars.

Pfizer is a global pharmaceutical company and among the top pharmaceutical companies in the world. Pfizer is headquartered in New York City. In 2024, the company's total revenue stood at **** billion U.S. dollars. Pfizer’s global positioning Pfizer’s products are available in many countries worldwide and as of 2024, the company had more than *** research and development projects in the pipeline. For several years, Pfizer was the top pharmaceutical company based on global prescription drug sales and is among the leading pharmaceutical companies based on research and development (R&D) spending. Pfizer’s largest segment is Innovative Health (IH). The Innovative Health business focuses on various rare diseases, vaccines, immunology and internal medicine to name a few. Pfizer’s top products In 2024, products from the Prevnar family were among Pfizer's top products based on revenue. However, Pfizer has several other drugs that are also well-known. For example, Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) is used in the treatment of high cholesterol. Over the years, however, Lipitor revenues have been on the decline due to patent loss, yet it remains part of Pfizer’s top products. One of Pfizer’s most well-known products, Viagra (sildenafil citrate), used in the treatment of erectile disfunction, has also been on the decline with 2019 having the lowest revenues on record. The low revenues are mainly attributable to Viagra’s loss of patent exclusivity in the U.S. in December 2017.

In 2023, Viatris reported **** billion U.S. dollars in net sales. Of that amount, *** billion dollars were generated throug branded products. This statistic shows net sales of pharmaceutical company Viatris in 2023, by business segments.

Viatris is a global healthcare company headquartered in the United States with global centers in Pennsylvania, Shanghai and Hyderabad, India. The company was formed in November 2020 through the combination of Mylan and the Upjohn Business (owned by Pfizer Inc.). Its global portfolio comprises more than ***** approved molecules across a wide range of therapeutic areas, spanning both non-communicable and infectious diseases, including globally recognized iconic brands (such as Viagra, Xanax, Lipitor).

The graph depicts Pfizer's top 10 products based on revenue in 2024. Pfizer Inc. is a multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. In 2024, Pfizer's top product was Eliquis. COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty, on the other hand, showed another dramatic decline in sales from **** billion U.S. dollars in 2023 to *** billion dollars. Pfizer's top productsPfizer is a pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in New York City, United States. It was founded in **** by Charles Pfizer and Charles Erhart in Brooklyn, New York, where they produced an antiparasitic called santonin. Today, Pfizer produces pharmaceutical products for a wide range of medical sectors that include but are not limited to immunology, cardiology, and neurology. In 2024, Pfizer generated a total revenue of **** billion U.S. dollars worldwide, with oncology products accumulating some **** billion U.S. dollars.Some of Pfizer’s well-known products - although with expired patent protection - include Lyrica and Lipitor, which generated around *** and * billion U.S. dollars in revenue, respectively, in 2019. Pregabalin, marketed as Lyrica, is an anticonvulsant drug used to treat disorders such as epilepsy, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and fibromyalgia. Lipitor, one of Pfizer’s more well-known products, generated revenues of **** billion U.S. dollars in 2006, however, after Pfizer’s patent on Lipitor expired in 2011, revenue has fallen to under * billion U.S. dollars. Currently, generic forms of atorvastatin (Lipitor) are available. Lipitor is a statin that is used to lower blood cholesterol and to prevent cardiovascular diseases.