GlaxoSmithKline
hideGlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK NYSE: GSK) is a United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company. GSK is the world's second largest pharmaceutical company and a research-based company with a wide portfolio of pharmaceutical products covering anti-infectives, central nervous system, respiratory, gastro-intestinal/metabolic, oncology, and vaccines products. It also has a Consumer Healthcare operation comprising leading oral healthcare products, nutritional drinks, and over the counter medicines. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
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Six bad reactions to swine flu vaccine in Canada: official (Update)
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Nov 24, 2009 |
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Six severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been observed in Canada, health authorities said Tuesday, adding that all of the individuals are feeling better.
GSK swine flu drug approved in US: company
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Nov 11, 2009 |
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British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has announced that US regulators have approved its swine flu vaccine for adults in the United States.
World's largest malaria vaccine trial now underway in 7 African countries
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Nov 03, 2009 |
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A pivotal efficacy trial of RTS,S, the world's most clinically advanced malaria vaccine candidate, is now underway in seven African countries: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. The trial, ...
Switzerland restricts use of GlaxoSmithKline swine flu vaccine
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Oct 30, 2009 |
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Switzerland on Friday restricted the use of British drugs group GlaxoSmithKline's swine flu vaccine Pandemrix, excluding pregnant women, minors and people over the age of 60.
WHO: nearly 5,000 swine flu deaths worldwide
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Nearly 5,000 people have reportedly died from swine flu since it emerged this year and developed into a global epidemic, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Panel backs vaccine as cervical cancer alternative
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Oct 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A second kind of vaccine against cervical cancer may be added to the recommended list for girls and young women after a federal advisory panel voted Wednesday to support it.
Jury orders Glaxo to pay $2.5M in Paxil case
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Oct 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Philadelphia jury has ordered GlaxoSmithKline to pay $2.5 million over birth defects allegedly caused by its antidepressant drug Paxil.
FDA questions safety of Glaxo kidney cancer drug
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal regulators said Thursday an experimental kidney cancer drug from GlaxoSmithKline may cause liver problems, potentially outweighing its ability to slow the disease.
UK official: Vaccine unlikely to have caused death
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Sep 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A British health official said Tuesday that the sudden death of 14-year-old girl was very unlikely to have been caused by the vaccine she was given hours before she died.
EU drug agency: License 2 swine flu vaccines
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Sep 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The European Union's drug regulator recommended Friday that two swine flu vaccines be licensed in the 27-nation bloc to ensure their availability before the start of the normal flu season.
Sanofi to deliver swine flu vaccine in October
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Sep 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sanofi-Aventis SA will begin delivering the first doses of its new swine flu vaccine in the United States by mid-October, the head of France's largest pharmaceutical company said Monday.
FDA says Glaxo vaccine blocks cancer-causing virus
Sep 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline successfully blocks the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
Study: New treatment may combat drug-resistant flu
Sep 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new and unlicensed treatment for swine flu could be used in patients who have Tamiflu-resistant viruses, doctors say. In an article published Friday in the medical journal Lancet, British doctors describe how they ...
FDA probes liver damage with weight loss pill alli
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Aug 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of liver damage in patients taking alli, the only nonprescription weight loss drug approved by the agency.
Government enlists employers' help to contain flu
Aug 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Government officials are calling on U.S. businesses to help manage swine flu this fall by getting vaccines to vulnerable workers and encouraging employees with symptoms to stay home.
