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The world's largest drugmaker thinks it has 11 billion-dollar drugs in the pipeline - here's what they treat

May 17, 2017, 19:41 IST

Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Johnson & Johnson just listed out the drugs it plans to file for approval over the next few years that could be "blockbusters."

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These are drugs that haven't been approved yet, but by 2021, they could be making more than $1 billion in annual sales each.

Right now, the world's largest drugmaker is known for its immunology drugs like Remicade, which made $4.8 billion in sales in 2016 and Stelara, as well as the bloodthinner Xarelto, which made $2.2 billion in sales in 2016.

Here's the list of drugs J&J plans to file for approval over the next four years that could hit that blockbuster threshold, including cancer and depression treatments:

  • guselkumab - psoriasis (Filed for approval in 2016)
  • sirukumab - rheumatoid arthritis (Filed for approval in 2016)
  • apalutamide - pre-metastatic prostate cancer
  • esketamine - treatment-resistant depression
  • talacotuzumab - acute myeloid leukemia, a type of blood cancer
  • erdafitinib - solid tumors
  • niraparib - prostate cancer
  • imetelstat - myelofibrosis, a bone marrow disorder
  • pimodivir - influenza A
  • lumicitabine - respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection
  • JNJ-7922 - adjunctive treatment for major depressive disorder

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