Headquartered in the UK and with operations based in the US, GSK are one of the pharmaceutical industry leaders, with an estimated seven per cent of the world's pharmaceutical market. GSK employs over 100,000 people in 116 countries.
GSK have a challenging and inspiring mission: to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. This mission gives GSK the purpose to develop innovative medicines and products that help millions of people around the world. In fact, they are the only pharmaceutical company to tackle the World Health Organization’s three ‘priority’ diseases – HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
GSK produce medicines that treat six major disease areas – asthma, virus control, infections, mental health, diabetes and digestive conditions. In addition, they are a leader in the important area of vaccines and are developing new treatments for cancer.
GSK also market other products, many of which are among the market leaders:
- over-the-counter (OTC) medicines including Gaviscon and Panadol
- dental products such as Aquafresh and Macleans
- smoking control products Nicorette/Niquitin
- nutritional healthcare drinks such as Lucozade, Ribena and Horlicks
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