Neuroscience Is Becoming AbbVie's Quiet Powerhouse -- and Management Now Sees $12.7 Billion in Sales This Year
AbbVie has another blockbuster business emerging.
Overview
For years, AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) was known primarily for immunology. Humira built the company into a pharmaceutical giant, and newer blockbusters Skyrizi and Rinvoq have helped replace much of the revenue lost to biosimilar competition. Now the company's got another iron in the fire -- neuroscience -- and it's no slouch.
Management now expects its neuroscience portfolio to generate approximately $12.7 billion in revenue during 2026, raising guidance by another $100 million after a strong first half of the year. That's a remarkable figure when you consider that the portfolio generated $10.8 billion last year and continues to grow at a double-digit pace.
Details
Unlike some pharmaceutical franchises that depend on a single blockbuster, AbbVie's neuroscience business has become increasingly diversified. During the second quarter, neuroscience revenue climbed 20.3% year over year to $3.23 billion. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder drug Vraylar generated $1.07 billion, therapeutic Botox contributed $1.04 billion, and migraine drugs Ubrelvy and Qulipta combined for $742 million in quarterly sales. Parkinson's disease therapy Vyalev added another $256 million.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.