GlaxoSmithKline
British drug company
GlaxoSmithKline is a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, one of the world's largest.
Often abbreviated GSK, it formed in 2000 from the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham.
The company produces vaccines, prescription medicines, and consumer healthcare products: GlaxoSmithKline developed one of the leading shingles vaccines.
Medical dispensing authorization
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- drugmakerCompany producing medications
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
- genericsUnbranded equivalent products
brand-name · antibiotics · antivirals · inhalers · Zantac · Paxil · Tums · pharmacology
Creating new products
- laboratoriesFacilities for scientific investigation
- scientistsSystematic knowledge seekers
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- biotechApplied biological engineering
pipeline · innovation · patents · publications · grants · collaboration · universities · partnerships
Corporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- headquartersCentral command location
- BrentfordEnglish football club
- LondonEngland's capital city
NYSE · shareholders · CEO · revenue · stock · dividends · board · subsidiary
Protective medical injection
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
- antigenImmune response inducer
efficacy · doses · WHO · mRNA · mass-production · distribution
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- affordabilityState of being purchasable
- WHOUN health authority
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- drugmakerCompany producing medications
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
generics · brand-name · antibiotics · antivirals · inhalers · Zantac · Paxil · Tums · pharmacology · dosage
R&D
Creating new products
- laboratoriesFacilities for scientific investigation
- scientistsSystematic knowledge seekers
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
biotech · pipeline · innovation · patents · publications · grants · collaboration · universities · partnerships · preclinical
merger
Corporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- headquartersCentral command location
- BrentfordEnglish football club
London · NYSE · shareholders · CEO · revenue · stock · dividends · board · subsidiary · spinoff
immunization
Protective medical injection
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
antigen · efficacy · doses · WHO · mRNA · mass-production · distribution
malaria
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- affordabilityState of being purchasable
WHO · humanitarian · pandemic · epidemic · donations
- European CompaniesAirbus, Allianz, AstraZeneca, Barclays, Bayer
- British BrandsMarks & Spencer, Harrods, Selfridges, Tesco, Sainsbury
- Healthcare CompaniesJohnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck, Novartis, Roche
- vaccinesvaccine, Pfizer, polio vaccine, Moderna, vaccines
- pharmaceuticalsanalgesics, medicines, anesthetics, pills, acetaminophen
- Triangle NCRaleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, NC State
GlaxoSmithKlinehospital
Medical treatment facility
clinic · healthcare provider · patient · Mayo Clinic · Johns Hopkins Hospital
GlaxoSmithKlinecompounding pharmacy
Facility preparing personalized medications
GlaxoSmithKlinetraditional Chinese medicine
Ancient Eastern healing system
Ayurveda · homeopathy · naturopathy · herbal medicine · holistic medicine