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.
October 15, 2004
Patients in Year-Long International Asthma Study Able to Live Virtually Symptom Free
October 14, 2004
GlaxoSmithKline named recipient of 2004 Belleau-Nickerson Award for the first AIDS drug, Retrovir®
October 07, 2004
What can you do in 10 minutes? -- New Levitra® Study the first to show an oral erectile dysfunction treatment working in as early as 10 minutes
October 01, 2004
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Receives Hospice Palliative Care Leadership Award
September 22, 2004
Imitrex DFT - Aims to Deliver What Patients Want Most: Speed to Zero Pain
June 18, 2004
GSK Announces Major Advance In On-line Access To Clinical Trial Information
March 22, 2004
Newly-approved LevitraTM Provides A Satisfying Sexual Experience -- ~ The Erectile Dysfunction Market "Heats Up" ~
March 04, 2004
Study Demonstrates Hycamtin® - Cisplatin Regimen Improves Survival in Advanced Cervical Cancer -- No Additional "Cost" to Patients' Quality of Life with Combo Therapy
February 17, 2004
First anti-viral proven to reduce the risk of transmission of a sexually transmitted disease approved in Canada -- Health Canada Approves Valtrex® Caplets for Reducing Risk of Spreading Genital Herpes to Uninfected Sexual Partners
February 04, 2004
Chronic Disease Sufferers Find Navigating The Health-Care System More Daunting Than The Disease Itself, Says New Poll -- First program of its kind launched in Ontario to enable more coordinated care
January 06, 2004
New Depression and Anxiety Disorder Medication Helps Address Treatment Drop-out Rate -- Stopping Antidepressant Therapy Prematurely a Widespread Problem
January 01, 2004
Results of pivotal study with Valtrex published in New England Journal of Medicine -- First Anti-Viral Proven to Reduce Transmission of a Sexually Transmitted Disease
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
