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Data summary

Access to medicines 2002 2003 2004 2005
Number of countries supplied with preferentially priced ARVs1 50 56 57 56
Number of preferentially priced Combivir tablets shipped (millions)1 6.2 10.7 32.7 45
Number of preferentially priced Epivir tablets shipped (millions)1 1.7 5.2 34.4 81.3
GSK Combivir not-for-profit price ($ per day)2   1.7 0.65 0.65
Voluntary licences granted to generic manufacturers for GSK ARVs     6 7
Number of albendazole tablets donated for prevention of Lymphatic Filariasis (millions) 66 94 67 136
Number of countries supplied with albendazole 31 34 34 36
Research and Development        
GSK animal research facilities accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care3 7 7 10 10
Number of trials published on the GSK Clinical Trial Register (cumulative total)4 - - 143 2,125
Ethical conduct        
Number of employees completing certification to the GSK Code of Conduct 700 9,000 9,600 >12,000
Number of contacts through our ethics compliance channels5     2,580 3,644
Employment        
Women in management grades (%) 32 34 35 35
Ethnic diversity - people of colour (US, %) 19 19.5 19.5 19.6
Ethnic diversity - ethnic minorities (UK, %) - - 14.8 14.9
Lost time injury and illness rate (cases per 100,000 hours worked) 0.34 0.30 0.30 0.30
Lost time injury and illness rate for contractors working on site (cases per 100,000 hours worked) 0.5 0.33 0.40 0.44
Environment        
Number of contract manufacturers audited 16 28 35 41
Energy consumption (million gigajoules) 20 20 19 19
Water consumption (million cubic metres) 24 23 21 22
Ozone depletion potential from metered dose inhalers (tonnes CFC-11 equivalent) 1,500 782 464 198
Ozone depletion potential from production (tonnes CFC-11 equivalent) 121 72 59 51
Ozone depletion potential from refrigeration and other ancillary uses (tonnes CFC-11 equivalent) 7 3 3 3
Volatile organic compound emissions (thousand tonnes) 7 7 5 5
Global warming potential from energy sources (thousand tonnes CO2 equivalent) 1,844 1,833 1,747 1,759
Hazardous waste disposed (thousand tonnes) 62 61 74 68
Community investment        
Total community investment expenditure
(£ millions)
239 338 328 380
Value of humanitarian product donations, including albendazole (£ millions) 24 116 57 41
Value of products donated through GSK Patient Assistance Program in the US (£ millions) 112 125 203 255

  1. Includes ARVs sold at not-for-profit and discounted prices. We are unable to collect data for the number of patients treated.
  2. Includes delivery costs. Médecins Sans Frontières June 2005 report showed that the average cost of generic equivalents is $0.64 a day and the lowest priced generic equivalent costs $0.50 a day, not including delivery.
  3. We currently have 14 animal research laboratories. In 2004 we had 13 animal research laboratories.
  4. 98% of trials completed since the merger which created GSK.
  5. Includes contacts with line managers, compliance officers, our confidential Integrity Helplines or offsite post office box (in the US).

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