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GSK plans $30 billion US investment as pharma tariff threat looms

The company said its new facilities will bridge R&D and manufacturing across both the US and UK, strengthening the two countries' leadership in life sciences

Bharat Biotech, GSK to slash malaria vaccine price to $5 per dose by 2028

The vaccine, Mosquirix or RTS,S, was developed by GSK and the non-profit PATH, and was the first malaria vaccine to get approval from the World Health Organization in 2022

Bharat Biotech, GSK partner to develop vaccine for Shigella diarrhoea

Bharat Biotech on Thursday said it has partnered with GSK plc for the development of a vaccine for Shigellosis, a severe form of bacterial diarrhoea. The altSonflex1-2-3 vaccine candidate, developed by GSK and now advancing through a strategic collaboration with Bharat Biotech, represents one of the most advanced Shigella vaccine candidates globally, the company said in a statement. With no licensed Shigella vaccine currently available and rising antimicrobial resistance, this candidate stands out for its broad serotype coverage, innovative Generalized Modules for Membrane Antigens (GMMA)-based platform, and robust early clinical results, it added. "With no approved vaccine currently available and antimicrobial resistance on the rise, there is an urgent need for scalable, science-backed solutions focused on low and middle-income countries," Bharat Biotech Executive Chairman Krishna Ella said. As part of this agreement, Bharat Biotech will lead the further development of ...

US prosecutors investigate tip about timing of Pfizer's Covid vaccine

The report said on Wednesday GSK's former head of vaccine development, Philip Dormitzer, had told his colleagues about the delay by Pfizer, where he worked before joining the British company

Global survey reveals low awareness of shingles among older Indians

Shingles, caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus-the same virus responsible for chickenpox-is a painful disease that can lead to severe and long-lasting complications

GSK agrees to settle about 80,000 Zantac lawsuits for up to $2.2 billion

Lawsuits against the companies began piling up in both state and federal courts after the US Food and Drug Administration in 2020 asked manufacturers to pull Zantac off the market

Hindustan Unilever gets tax notice of Rs 962.75 cr over Rs 3k cr GSK deal

HUL has said that it has an 'indemnification right' to recover the demand raised by the Income Tax department

GSK wins latest trial on cancer claims for heartburn drug Zantac: Official

The companies collectively are facing thousands of lawsuits against them in courts across the United States

GSK seeks to appeal Delaware ruling allowing Zantac cases to go forward

The companies, which all sold Zantac at different times, argue that Medinilla should have granted their motion to block plaintiffs from presenting expert testimony that Zantac causes cancer

Delaware judge allows more than 70,000 Zantac lawsuits to go forward

In 2019, some manufacturers and pharmacies halted Zantac sales after a chemical called NDMA, which is known to cause cancer, was detected in some pills

GSK's trial drug Depemokimab shows reduction in severe asthma attacks

This form of asthma is characterised by high levels of eosinophils, which is a type of white blood cell.

GSK faces lawsuit from lab that found probable carcinogen in Zantac

Big drugmakers already face some 80,000 state suits from users of the drug who say their cancers were caused by Zantac contaminated with NDMA, the dangerous chemical Valisure discovered

GSK Pharma Q4 results: Net profit up 46% at Rs 194.48 cr on higher sales

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd on Friday reported a 46 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 194.48 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, on the back of higher sales. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 133.43 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK Pharma) said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations in the quarter under review stood at Rs 929.8 crore as against Rs 787.45 crore in the year-ago period, it added. Total expenses in the fourth quarter were higher at Rs 691.41 crore as compared to Rs 635.54 crore in the same period a year ago. The board has recommended a dividend of Rs 32 per equity share on the face value of Rs 10 each for the year ended March 31, subject to approval of members at upcoming annual general meeting, the company said. For the fiscal ended March 31, 2024 net profit was at Rs 589.96 crore as compared to Rs 610.69 crore in the preceding year, the compa

GSK's India arm posts 12.5% Q2 profit at Rs 218 cr on strong vaccine demand

Shares in GSK India closed up 0.3% ahead of results on Thursday, where the Nifty Pharma index closed down 0.03% today

Pfizer and GSK to battle for share of new RSV vaccine market: Report

US drugmaker Pfizers and British pharma major GSK are likely to face significant competition in the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine market, according to a report on Tuesday

GSK to bring Herpes Zoster vaccine Shingrix at one-third of US price: MD

Shingrix is for the prevention of shingles or what is also known as herpes zoster and also post-herpetic neuralgia in people aged 50 and above, says GSK Pharmaceuticals MD Bhushan Akshikar

GSK to acquire Canada-based Bellus for $2 billion to gain cough medicine

The takeover will bring GSK a cough medicine that's shown promising results in clinical trials and has advanced through much of the research process

GSK's India unit Q3 profit up 9% as input costs slump, op revenue fell 1.7%

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd, the Indian unit of UK's GSK plc, reported a 9.5% rise in profit, in line with analysts' estimates, as a sharp drop in input costs more than offset revenue decline

GlaxoSmithKline Pharma Q2 net up 3% to Rs 193 cr, revenue down to Rs 906 cr

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals on Friday said its net profit increased 3 per cent to Rs 193 crore in the second quarter ended September. The drug maker had reported a net profit from continuing operations at Rs 187 crore in the July-September period of the previous fiscal. However, revenue from operations declined to Rs 906 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal compared to Rs 916 crore in the year-ago period, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals said in a regulatory filing. "GSK India has delivered another quarter of strong performance in general medicines and specialty business, gaining market share. We hope to build on this momentum in the coming quarters and continue to focus on our key brands to drive sustainable profitable growth," GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Managing Director Sridhar Venkatesh said. Vaccines business was impacted due to low vaccination rates as the overall market for the self-pay segment in which the company operates continues to decline, he ...

Burberry's Julie Brown is GSK's first ever female CFO, says report

Brown, also 60, will join GSK in April and take up the job in May. She has extensive experience in the health and pharmaceutical industry.