GSK Flashcards
1
Q
GSK
A
- GlaxoSmithKline
2
Q
HQ
A
- in UK
- distribute globally
3
Q
established in
A
- 2000
4
Q
Vaccines
A
- one of their main focuses
- 800 million doses distributed in 2014
- 80% in developing countries
5
Q
Investment
A
- most the the profit from a particular country does back into research
- goes into research and development
- employs 13,000
- £13 million spent of research and development
- turnover in 2013 = £323 billion
6
Q
Ethical Policy
A
- small return to developing countries
- granting licenses for manufacturing
- capping price of patent drugs to developing countries
- investing 20% of profits back into that country
7
Q
Produced
A
- amoxicillin
= fights bacterial infections - bendazole
= fight parasitic infections
8
Q
Main areas of research
A
- HIV/ AIDS
- TB
- Malaria
