Type: Public
On the web: http://www.gsk.com
Employees: 96,500
Employee growth: (3.4%)

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) gives anxiety, asthma, and other ailments the ax. One of the top five pharmaceutical firms in the world, GSK's bestsellers include neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, and dermatology drugs, as well as vaccines and antivirals. One of the company's top products is asthma medication Advair, which combines two of the company's other products, Flovent and Serevent. Other products include herpes treatment Valtrex, epilepsy treatment Lamictal, antidepressant Paxil, prostate enlargement therapy Avodart, and antibiotic Augmentin. The company's consumer products include Tums, dental care products Aquafresh and Sensodyne, and smoking-cessation products NicoDerm and Nicorette.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $43,916.7M
One year growth: (2.8%)
Net income: $2,527.5M
Income growth: (71.3%)

Officers:
Chairman: Sir Christopher Charles (Chris) Gent
CEO and Director: Andrew Witty
SVP Global Communications: Philip (Phil) Thomson

Competitors:
Novartis
Pfizer
Sanofi

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