| GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd | |
| Type: | Public |
| Traded As: | |
| Predecessor: | Laboratories (I) Ltd |
| Foundation: | as H. J. Foster & Co. Limited[1] |
| Location Country: | India |
| Industry: | Pharmaceuticals & healthcare |
| Products: | Medicines and vaccines |
| Revenue: | (FY 2021)[2] |
| Net Income: | (FY 2021) |
| Num Employees: | 3500[3] |
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd is an Indian research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare company, and a subsidiary of GSK.[4] [5] The company's product portfolio includes prescription medicines and vaccines. Its prescription medicines range across therapeutic areas such as anti-infectives, dermatology, gynaecology, diabetes, oncology, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory diseases. It also offers a range of vaccines, for the prevention of hepatitis A, hepatitis B, invasive disease caused by H, influenzae, chickenpox, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, rotavirus, cervical cancer, and others.[6]
It was founded 13 November 1924 in India under the name of H.J.Foster & Co. Limited as an Agency House for distributing Baby Food Glaxo, Joseph Nathan & Co. In 1950, it changed its name to Laboratories (I) Ltd.