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Every second, more than 30 doses of vaccines are distributed by
GlaxoSmithKline.
Every minute, more than 1,100 prescriptions are written for GlaxoSmithKline
products.
Every hour, GlaxoSmithKline spends more than £277,000 ($450,000)
to find new medicines.
Every day, more than 200 million people around the world use a GlaxoSmithKline
brand toothbrush or toothpaste.
The company has a leadership position in four major therapeutic
areas – respiratory, anti-bacterials, anti-virals and central nervous
system.
The Consumer Healthcare portfolio comprises over-the-counter medicines,
oral care products and nutritional healthcare drinks – many of which
are market leaders.
The products in this section, listed in order of sales achieved
in 2000, are examples of the principal products in the Group’s Pharmaceuticals
and Consumer Healthcare businesses.
 6.
Zantac
Metabolic
& Gastro-intestinal
|
 10.
Avandia Metabolic
& Gastro-intestinal |
 27.
Zyban Central
Nervous System |
 33.
Ribena Consumer Healthcare |
 38.
Tums Consumer Healthcare |
 39.
Odol Consumer Healthcare |
 40.
Contac Consumer
Healthcare |
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