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Top 100 Key Players companies in Otc drugs
by Most News Heat in the United States in 2021

The Otc drugs top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat Otc drugs Key Players in the United States. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2021, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are medicines sold directly to a consumer without a prescription from a healthcare professional, as opposed to prescription drugs, which may be sold only to consumers possessing a valid prescription.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

India

United States

United Kingdom

Ireland

Switzerland

Germany

France

Canada

Italy

Sweden

Singapore

South Korea

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Pfizer Inc.
New York, United States
Health care,Clinical trial,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 46
2
Johnson & Johnson
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Medical equipment,Risperidone,
...[+2]
news: 32
3
Merck & Co., Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Biopharmaceutical,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 24
4
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
New York, United States
Medicine,Health care,Oncology drugs,
...[+2]
news: 15
5
Abbott Laboratories
Illinois, United States
Medical equipment,Health care,Emergency medicine,
...[+2]
news: 14
6
Eli Lilly & Co.
Indiana, United States
Medicine,Health care,Humalog Mix,
...[+2]
news: 14
7
AbbVie, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Health care,Medicine,Biopharmaceutical,
...[+2]
news: 13
8
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 12
9
Walmart, Inc.
Arkansas, United States
Warehouse,E-commerce,Hypermarket,
...[+2]
news: 10
10
CVS Health Corp.
Rhode Island, United States
Health care,Pharmacy,Sales management,
...[+2]
news: 10
11
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
California, United States
Medicine,Health care,Biopharmaceutical,
...[+2]
news: 10
12
Allergan Ltd. (Ireland)
Wisconsin, United States
Eye drop,Medicine,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 10
13
United States Department of Health and Human Services
District of Columbia, United States
Human services,Health care,Well-being,
...[+2]
news: 8
14
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Pharmacy,Enterprise software,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 7
15
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 7
16
Blackstone, Inc.
New York, United States
Investment fund,Programmable logic controller,Intellectual capital,
...[+2]
news: 6
17
Procter & Gamble Co.
Ohio, United States
Toothpaste,Hair conditioner,SOAP,
...[+2]
news: 6
18
Baxter International, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Clinical trial,Drug,Hemodialysis,
...[+2]
news: 6
19
Amgen, Inc.
California, United States
Health care,Biopharmaceutical,TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR BLOCKER,
...[+2]
news: 6
20
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
New York, United States
Medicine,Medical equipment,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 6
21
U.S. Department of Agriculture
District of Columbia, United States
Agriculture,Food industry,Farming industry,
...[+2]
news: 6
22
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
California, United States
Medicine,Health care,Diabetic care,
...[+2]
news: 6
23
IBM Research
New York, United States
Industrial engineering,Watson,Scanning tunneling microscope,
...[+2]
news: 6
24
Fda Educator
California, United States
news: 6
25
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 5
26
ProPhase Labs, Inc.
New York, United States
Over-the-counter,Medicine,Generic drug,
...[+2]
news: 5
27
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Drug,Medicine,Risperdal Consta,
...[+2]
news: 5
28
Alacer Corp.
California, United States
Antioxidant,Medicine
news: 5
29
ProPhase LLC
New York, United States
Clinical trial,Prophase,Clinical skills,
...[+2]
news: 5
30
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Biology,Medical equipment,Reagent,
...[+2]
news: 4
31
Rite Aid Corp.
Pennsylvania, United States
Pharmacy,Health care,Medical prescription,
...[+2]
news: 4
32
Nasdaq, Inc.
New York, United States
Information Dissemination,Capital formation,Structured product,
...[+2]
news: 4
33
Twitter, Inc.
California, United States
Short Message Service,Social media,Communications system,
...[+2]
news: 4
34
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Medicine,Health care,Cardiovascular agent,
...[+2]
news: 4
35
LinkedIn Corp.
California, United States
Social media,Publishing,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 4
36
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
California, United States
RNA,Medicine,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 4
37
Synedgen, Inc.
California, United States
Medicine,Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Drug development,
...[+2]
news: 4
38
Ion Labs, Inc.
United States
Health care,Skin care,Cyclohexane,
...[+2]
news: 4
39
Africa co
District of Columbia, United States
Self-organizing network,GSM,News media,
...[+1]
news: 4
40
Vanguard Pharmaceutical Machinery LLC
Texas, United States
Automation,Mechanical engineering,Manufacturing engineering,
...[+1]
news: 4
41
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Prime brokerage,Financial institution,
...[+2]
news: 3
42
The Kroger Co.
Ohio, United States
Store format,Pharmacy,Brand loyalty,
...[+2]
news: 3
43
3M Co.
Minnesota, United States
Adhesive,Electronics,Writing paper,
...[+2]
news: 3
44
Elevance Health, Inc.
Indiana, United States
Medicaid,Health care,Reinsurance,
...[+2]
news: 3
45
U.S. Bancorp
Minnesota, United States
Petroleum,Payment system,Online payment,
...[+2]
news: 3
46
Catalent, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Pharmacy,Pharmaceutical manufacturing,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 3
47
J&J Snack Foods Corp.
New Jersey, United States
Snack foods,Food processing,Food service,
...[+2]
news: 3
48
Albertsons Cos., Inc.
Idaho, United States
Food industry,Electronic business,Store brand,
...[+2]
news: 3
49
Moderna, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Health care,Messenger RNA,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
...[+2]
news: 3
50
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.
California, United States
Rare disease,Medicine,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 3
51
Guitar Center, Inc.
California, United States
Guitar,Music,Amplifier,
...[+2]
news: 3
52
Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Pharmacy,Drug,Specialty pharmacy,
...[+2]
news: 3
53
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Wisconsin, United States
Intellectual property,Venture capital,Energy law,
...[+2]
news: 3
54
Chattem, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
Hand sanitizer,Selsun Blue,Fast-moving consumer goods,
...[+2]
news: 3
55
Viridos, Inc.
California, United States
Synthetic genomics,Health care,Synthetic biology,
...[+2]
news: 3
56
Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Utah, United States
Inhaler,Health care,Core product
news: 3
57
CNBC LLC
United States
News media,Digital media,Business Day,
...[+2]
news: 3
58
Neutrogena Corp.
California, United States
Neutrogena,SOAP,Chemical peel,
...[+2]
news: 3
59
EPIC Companies GmbH
New Jersey, United States
E-commerce
news: 3
60
Concentric Analgesics, Inc.
California, United States
Analgesic,Medical equipment,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 3
61
Arizton Advisory & Intelligence
Illinois, United States
Market research,Data center
news: 3
62
Federal Government Experts LLC
District of Columbia, United States
Automation,Blockchain,Software,
...[+2]
news: 3
63
Arcturus
California, United States
Software
news: 3
64
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 2
65
General Dynamics Corp.
Virginia, United States
Aerospace,National security,Submarine,
...[+2]
news: 2
66
Oracle Corp.
California, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
news: 2
67
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
New York, United States
Toothpaste,Dental floss,Fast-moving consumer goods,
...[+2]
news: 2
68
Humana, Inc.
Kentucky, United States
Insurance benefit,Medicaid,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 2
69
Key Energy Services, Inc.
Texas, United States
Coiled tubing,Well intervention,Petroleum industry,
...[+2]
news: 2
70
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Medical equipment,Health care,Injector,
...[+2]
news: 2
71
Target Corp.
Minnesota, United States
E-commerce,Social network,Warehouse,
...[+2]
news: 2
72
Dollar Tree, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Household chemicals,E-commerce,Warehouse,
...[+2]
news: 2
73
PAREXEL International Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Clinical trial,Industrial engineering,Web development,
...[+2]
news: 2
74
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
California, United States
Ophthalmology,CLARITY,Glaucoma,
...[+2]
news: 2
75
Legacy LifePoint Health, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
Psychiatric hospital,Health care,Hospitality industry,
...[+2]
news: 2
76
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Over-the-counter,Fast-moving consumer goods,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 2
77
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Delaware, United States
Agriculture,Materials science,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 2
78
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Health care,Approved drug,
...[+2]
news: 2
79
Alere, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Health care,Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Diagnostic test,
...[+2]
news: 2
80
Bain & Co., Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Aerospace,Telecommunications,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 2
81
Agenus, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Medical equipment,Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Antibody,
...[+2]
news: 2
82
Theravance Biopharma, Inc.
California, United States
Medicine,Health care,Bifunctional,
...[+2]
news: 2
83
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Minnesota, United States
Medicine,Health care,Narcotic,
...[+2]
news: 2
84
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
California, United States
Health care,Clinical trial,Therapeutic Area,
...[+2]
news: 2
85
Walgreen Co.
New York, United States
Pharmacy,Medical prescription,Photography,
...[+2]
news: 2
86
Jefferies LLC
New York, United States
Investment banking,Investment company,Foreign exchange market,
...[+2]
news: 2
87
Giant Eagle, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Medical prescription,Pharmacy,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 2
88
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Biotechnology,Health care,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 2
89
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
New York, United States
Software development,Health care,Inhaler,
...[+2]
news: 2
90
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Medicine,Health care,Gastrointestinal agent,
...[+2]
news: 2
91
Express Scripts Holding Co.
South Carolina, United States
Pharmacy,Health care,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 2
92
Aethlon Medical, Inc.
California, United States
Medical equipment,Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 2
93
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
California, United States
Clinical trial,Medicine,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 2
94
Anavex Life Sciences Corp.
New York, United States
Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Sigma receptor,Clinical trial,
...[+2]
news: 2
95
Nutra Pharma Corp.
United States
Clinical trial,Adrenoleukodystrophy,Biomedicine,
...[+2]
news: 2
96
Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
California, United States
Atopic dermatitis,Intubation,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 2
97
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Texas, United States
Defense attorney,Intellectual property,Emergency relief,
...[+2]
news: 2
98
Athersys, Inc.
Ohio, United States
Health care,Clinical trial,Stem cell,
...[+2]
news: 2
99
American Stock Transfer & Trust Co. LLC
New York, United States
Asset management,Transfer agent,Proxy service,
...[+2]
news: 2
100
NanoViricides, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Virus,Medicine,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 2

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