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GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Company typePublic
BSE: 500660
NSE: GLAXO
IndustryPharmaceuticals & healthcare
PredecessorLaboratories (I) Ltd
Founded13 November 1924 (1924-11-13) as H. J. Foster & Co. Limited[1]
Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
India
ProductsMedicines and vaccines
RevenueIncrease ₹3,309 crore (US$400 million) (FY 2021)[2]
Increase ₹358 crore (US$43 million) (FY 2021)[2]
Number of employees
3500[3]
ParentGSK
Websiteindia-pharma.gsk.com

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd is an Indian research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare company, and a subsidiary of GSK.[4][5] The company's product portfolio includes prescription medicines and vaccines. Its prescription medicines range across therapeutic areas such as anti-infectives, dermatology, gynaecology, diabetes, oncology, cardiovascular disease and respiratory diseases. It also offers a range of vaccines, for the prevention of hepatitis A, hepatitis B, invasive disease caused by H, influenzae, chickenpox, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, rotavirus, cervical cancer and others.[6]

History

It was founded 13 November 1924 in India under the name of H.J.Foster & Co. Limited as an Agency House for distributing Baby Food Glaxo, Joseph Nathan & Co. In 1950, it changed its name to Laboratories (I) Ltd.[1]

Old GlaxoSmithKline logo until 9 June 2022

References

  1. ^ a b "GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited" (PDF). gsk.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ "GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited - Company". Gsk-india.com. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  4. ^ "GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited, Business Wire India, Press Releases, Dr. A Ramachandran". Businesswireindia.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  5. ^ "GSK Pharma plans more investments to support growth". The Hindu Business Line. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  6. ^ "GlaxoSmithKline: Glaxo baby grows up". Business Today. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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