News Releases

The following news releases are issued by GlaxoSmithKline Inc. In addition to these resources, you may also find GlaxoSmithKline global news of interest.

November 12, 2003

Product Recall Notice -- Important Information for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients

June 24, 2003

LevitraTM DATA at the CUA Meeting demonstrate improved satisfaction in overall sexual performance -- New Clinical Data Reports on the Safety, Efficacy and Sexual Satisfaction Among Men with Erectile Dysfunction

June 19, 2003

AvandametTM FIRST combined medication for type 2 diabetes approved by Health canada

June 16, 2003

VarilrixTM Chickenpox Vaccine Now Available -- Option Offers Broadest Indication to Help Protect Canadian Children Against Varicella

May 29, 2003

Corixa And Glaxosmithkline Enter Into License And Supply Agreement For BexxarTM Therapy In Canada

May 22, 2003

Cold Sore Sufferers Are Tight-Lipped When It Comes To Kissing -- Bothersome blisters stop 54 per cent of sufferers from kissing loved ones

May 08, 2003

New Treatment Option Approved For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- Experts say Advair® is a valuable new option for treating this life-threatening and disabling lung disease

April 07, 2003

Key Partners In Heath Care Rally Around PRIISME - Diabetes -- Tackling the threat of Diabetes in Quebec

April 03, 2003

UK-Canadian Consortium Commits $95 Million To The Largest International Health Research Project Ever Funded In Canada -- Research looks to unravel mysteries of over 350 proteins and lead to new products for unmet medical needs

March 21, 2003

GlaxoSmithKline Welcomes Competition Bureau Decision

January 10, 2003

GSK Media Statement on Internet Export Pharmacies

December 27, 2002

GlaxoSmithKline Recognized as One of 50 Best Companies to Work For in Canada

October 24, 2002

GlaxoSmithKline - A 100 Year Legacy Fact Sheet

Commitment to Asthma Fact Sheet

GlaxoSmithKline Celebrates 100th Anniversary with $2 Million Community Investment To Improve Asthma Care

September 30, 2002

Landmark Study Shows Suppressive Antiviral Therapy with Valtrex® (valacyclovir HCl) Caplets Reduced Sexual Transmission of Genital Herpes -- 118 Canadian Couples at Six Centres Participate in Study

September 23, 2002

Canadian-Led International Studies Show Men Treated with LevitraTM Report Reliable Improvement in Erectile Function Over Time and Improvements in Erection Quality Following Prostate Cancer Surgery -- Canadian Lead Investigators Available for Interviews

September 23, 2002

Bayer and GlaxoSmithKline Announce "LevitraTM" as Global Trade Name for New Investigational Erectile Dysfunction Treatment

June 24, 2002

New Study Shows Migraine Often Mistaken For Sinus Headaches -- Findings Presented at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society

June 20, 2002

New Data Suggest Potential Long-Term Efficacy Of Avandia® -- Improvements in Blood Sugar Control Achieved in Patients Receiving Treatment with Avandia as Monotherapy or in Combination Therapy

June 18, 2002

One Million Dollar Contribution Will Establish First Ever Research Chair In Pediatric Asthma

May 30, 2002

Patients with Severe Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Offered New Hope -- Coreg® is now approved to treat severe CHF

May 15, 2002

First And Only Medication For Patients Suffering From Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Receives Approval -- Paxil® approved in Canada for crippling psychiatric disorder

May 08, 2002

Canada's First Guide For Caregivers Providing End-Of-Life Care Launched Today

May 07, 2002

World Asthma Day

April 29, 2002

Canadians Provide 'Prescriptions' For Country's Health Care System

April 16, 2002

Important New Study Shows Requip® Slows The Loss Of Dopamine Function In Parkinson's Disease

November 06, 2001

TrizivirTM Approved by Health Canada -- First To Combine Three HIV Medications in One Tablet

October 03, 2001

Newly Approved Treatment to Provide Relief to Canadians Suffering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder

April 30, 2001

LA breath of fresh air for asthma patients served by the Seigneuries and Longueuil-Est CLSCs and the Centre hospitalier Pierre-Boucher