Latest GlaxoSmithKline PLC Stories
LONDON and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) and Theravance, Inc. (NASDAQ: THRX) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BREO(TM) ELLIPTA(TM) as an inhaled long-term, once-daily maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema. It is also indicated to reduce exacerbations of COPD in...
LONDON and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK) and Theravance, Inc. (NASDAQ: THRX) today announced that the Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee (PADAC) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted that the efficacy and safety data provide substantial evidence to support approval of BREO(TM) ELLIPTA(TM) as a once-daily inhaled treatment for the long-term, maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with...
Team will develop and manufacture GSK's next generation influenza vaccines to protect the nation against global pandemics AUSTIN, Texas and PHILADELPHIA, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) and The Texas A&M University System announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has approved the establishment of a $91 million influenza-vaccines manufacturing facility as the anchor of the Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and...
LONDON, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The healthcare industry is evaluating the impact of President Obama's Affordable Care Act (ACA) on their businesses. While critics of the healthcare reform say that the ACA will result in higher costs for healthcare companies, supporters of the reform point out the long-term benefits to the industry which include players such as Amarin Corporation Plc (NASDAQ: AMRN), Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG), GlaxoSmithKline Plc (NYSE: GSK),...
NEW YORK, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Investors Alliance announced new research reports highlighting Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK), AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV), Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS), and GlaxoSmithKline Plc (NYSE: GSK). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below. Johnson & Johnson Research Report Since the...
New survey shows those who most want community health resources have the least access to them PHILADELPHIA and WASHINGTON, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite an optimistic view of health in their communities, significant portions of the U.S. population are not convinced that communities provide sufficient access to key resources for good health, while 60 percent of Americans say online information is important to their health, a new survey from The Atlantic, in collaboration...
LONDON, February 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Any drug company's stock price hinges on the performance of its drugs. One of the very first steps involved in marketing a drug is getting the approval of FDA. Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX) is one such company that pointed out that the point recently. The stock plummeted when its drug candidate received poor reviews. However, the same Hepatitis B drug is now waiting for the final approval and the FDA's decision will...
DENVER, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline plc [LSE/NYSE: GSK] today proceeded with the next stop in its national initiative to examine the barriers and identify opportunities to build healthier communities in the United States. The program, "A Conversation on Community Health" - which kicked off in late 2012 with forums in Philadelphia and St. Louis - is taking place today in Denver as the third in a series of events The Atlantic is hosting in US cities to explore what it...
LONDON, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline plc [LSE/NYSE: GSK] announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved FLUARIX® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Virus Vaccine) for the immunisation of children (three years and older) and adults to help prevent disease caused by seasonal influenza (flu) virus subtypes A and type B contained in the vaccine. Fluarix Quadrivalent is the first intramuscular vaccine to cover against four influenza strains....
LONDON, Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline plc [LSE/NYSE: GSK] announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved raxibacumab for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with inhalational anthrax due to Bacillus anthracis in combination with appropriate antibacterial drugs and for prophylaxis of inhalational anthrax when alternative therapies are not available or are not appropriate. The effectiveness of raxibacumab is based solely on...
