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   GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare North America
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Health (GSKCH) is the world's second largest over-the-counter healthcare products company and is also ranked second globally in sales of oral-care products. (NYSE: GSK).

President: Manfred Scheske
Headquarters: Pittsburgh, PA
Other Major North
America Sites:
Jersey City, NJ
Parsippany, NJ
San Juan, PR
Toronto, Canada
Major North America
Manufacturing Sites:
Canada
Missouri
New Jersey
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
Tennessee
Major U.S. Products: More than 40 over-the-counter brands that improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better, and live longer. These medicine cabinet staples include:
· Abreva · Feosol · Polident
· Aquafresh Flex · Gaviscon · R & C Lice
  Toothbrushes · Geritrol   Treatment
· Aquafresh · Gly-Oxide · Scott's Emulsion
  Toothpastes · Goody's · Sensodyne
· BC Powders · Massengill · Singlet
· Beano · NicoDermCQ · Sominex
· Chap-Et · Nicorette · Stanback
· Citrucel · Nytol · Super Poligrip
· Contac · Os-Cal · Super Wernet's
· Debrox · Oxy · Tagamet HB 200
· Ecotrin · Phazyme · Targon
· Tums
Number of Associates
In Pittsburgh:
Approximately 475
Number of Consumer
Healthcare Associates
in North America:
Approximately 1,400
Number of GSK
Associates Worldwide:
Approximately 100,000
2001 North America Sales: $1.6 billion - 35% of worldwide sales from North America
2001 Worldwide Sales: $4.7 billion - up 22% vs. previous year
GSK Consumer
Healthcare History:
  • 1977 - The Beecham Group purchased Pittsburgh-based Calgon Conumer Products Division from Merk & Co and established Pittsburgh as its Headquarters.
  • 1989 - A merger with SmithKline Beckman created SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare.
  • 2000 - Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham, both based in London, completed a merger to form GlaxoSmithKline.
  • 2001 - GSK Consumer Healthcare acquired the Block Drug Company, adding brands such as Sensodyne toothpaste, Poli-Grip denture adhesive, and Phazyme anti-gas medicine to its portfolio.
GlaxoSmithKline - Globally: GSK is one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, with annual sales of nearly $30 billion in 2001 - an estimated seven percent of the world's pharmaceutical market. GSK has over 100,000 employees worldwide.
  • Every second, more than 30 doses of vaccines are distributed by GSK.
  • Every minute, more than 1,100 perscriptions are written for GSK products.
  • Every hour, GSK spends more than $450,000 to find new medicines