***Actually, No. GlaxoSmithKline is British, head office is in London, England, UK***
I am still confused - checked their site for data and there’s not a lot of merger history or private/public ownership etc., - only that they are headquartered in the UK and operate out of the US. (????)
Whatever the minutiae - it is a WESTERN based research & development medical entity.
Point taken
If you look at all the major pharmaceuticals you'll find them operating in any country that offers tax breaks / grants and access to university or government funded research . One thing we've noticed is that lately are all the ads for prescription drugs on US TV . We don't see that in Canada .
The patient telling the Doctor what they want rather than the Doctor telling the patient what they need . Great marketing concept. Not very healthy , but a great concept none the less.