GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (original) (raw)
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Indian pharmaceutical company
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd
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| Company type | Public |
| Traded as | BSE: 500660NSE: GLAXO |
| Industry | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare |
| Predecessor | Laboratories (I) Ltd |
| Founded | 13 November 1924 (1924-11-13) as H. J. Foster & Co. Limited[1] |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Products | Medicines and vaccines |
| Revenue |  ₹3,309 crore (US$390 million) (FY 2021)[2] |
| Net income | ₹358 crore (US$42 million) (FY 2021)[2] |
| Number of employees | 3500[3] |
| Parent | GSK |
| Website | india-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]
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
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