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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1992, this study of Glaxo, from its beginnings to 1962, was based on unprecedented and unparalleled archival access to the company records. It gives a detailed account of the global operations of Glaxo, from its evolution to its research and development programmes, products, and marketing and management.
Table of ContentsList of illustrations; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Merchants and Bonnie Babies: 1. The origins - Joseph Nathan and Co; 2. The Nathans and proprietary foods 1903–18; 3. Boom and depression for Glaxo and the Nathans; 4. Diversification into pharmaceuticals: Glaxo Laboratories Ltd; 5. Early internationalisation and the growth of overseas markets 1909–39; Part II. Pharmaceuticals in Britain: 6. Glaxo Laboratories and the hinge of fortune: the Second World War; 7. Pharmaceuticals triumphant 1946–62; 8. Research and development: a strategy of science?; 9. The development and commercial exploitation of griseofulvin; Part III. Internationalisation of Pharmaceuticals: 10. Glaxo Laboratories and the international development of the pharmaceutical industry; 11. Across the Atlantic: North and South America; 12. The Commonwealth I: India and Pakistan; 13. The Commonwealth II: Australia and New Zealand; 14. The Commonwealth III. South Africa; 15. Glaxo in Europe; 16. Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index.
