(3) Excluding net sales of Ambien IR(R) in the United States in Q1 2007 and Q1 2008, and of Eloxatin(R) in Europe in 2007 and 2008
Fourth-quarter net sales of the hypnotics Ambien CR(R) and Ambien IR(R) in the United States were $170 million and $24 million respectively. Over the full year, net sales of Ambien CR(R) totaled $681 million, and Ambien IR(R) posted net sales of $125 million. In Japan, Myslee(R), the leading hypnotic on the market, again performed well: net sales (consolidated by sanofi-aventis since January 1, 2008) increased by 17.8% (to EUR 49 million) in the fourth quarter and by 14.9% (to EUR 142 million) over the full year.
In the United States, net sales of Eloxatin(R), the leading cytotoxic agent in the colorectal cancer market as an adjuvant and in the metastatic phase, rose by 6.9% to EUR 265 million in the fourth quarter and by 6.2% to EUR 948 million over 2008 as a whole, driven by the adjuvant indication. In the "Other Countries" region, the product reported robust growth of 13.4% to EUR 186 million.
Net sales of Acomplia(R), which was withdrawn from the market in the fourth quarter, totaled EUR 72 million in 2008.
Worldwide presence(1) of Plavix(R) / Iscover(R)
EUR million Change on a Change on a
comparable comparable
Q4 2008 basis FY 2008 basis
Europe 457 +1.8% 1,833 +3.2%
United States 978 +11.6% 3,351 +21.1%
Other Countries 270 +19.5% 959 +22.0%
TOTAL 1,
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