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GlaxoSmithKline, headquartered in the UK, is one of the world's largest R & D-based pharmaceutical companies.

Company status

In 2002, the company's market value ranked 13th in the world.

Company honor

The company's patent product "zidovudine" (AZT) for the treatment of AIDS was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration from 1987 to 1999. GlaxoSmithKline, headquartered in the UK, is one of the largest R & D-based pharmaceutical enterprises in the world.