GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK NYSE: GSK), often abbreviated to GSK, is a global pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's third largest pharmaceutical company measured by revenues (after Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer). It has a portfolio of products for major disease areas including asthma, cancer, virus control, infections, mental health, diabetes and digestive conditions. It also has a large consumer healthcare division which produces and markets oral healthcare products, nutritional drinks and over-the-counter medicines, including Sensodyne, Horlicks and Gaviscon.

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Campaign Finance

Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

Latest FEC Data

covers through committee's December 31, 2010 filing.
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  • Summary

    overview of the committee's finances
    Total Raised:
    $1,610,516
    Total Spent:
    $1,615,009
    Cash on Hand:
    $105,298
    Debts:
    $0

Standardized Donation Information

covers roughly through Q4 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Recipients

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View all campaign finance data for GlaxoSmithKline Sources: OpenSecrets.org FollowTheMoney.org

Lobbying

$14,830,000 Spent
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For more information, please see our lobbying methodology page.

Lobbying on Behalf of GlaxoSmithKline

View all lobbying data for GlaxoSmithKline Sources: Lobbyist Registration Tracker OpenSecrets.org

Regulations

Mentioned in 158 dockets; Submitted to 29 dockets
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All data is based on documents downloaded from Regulations.gov. The first table shows mentions: all documents that include the name of the company anywhere in the document or document metadata. The second table shows submissions: all documents where the submitter metadata included the company name. Each table shows the top 10 dockets, ranked by number of occurrences.

Matches are based on a search for the company name. Variations in the company name, such as acronyms, nicknames or alternate names may cause documents to be missed. The mention of a company name in a document may be incidental and does not necessarily indicate that the company has any relevance to the document. Company names that are common English words may erroneously match with text that is not referring to the company.

Not all agencies submit public comments to Regulations.gov. For a list of participating and non-participating agencies see here. Agencies that do submit to Regulations.gov have varying levels of accuracy and completeness.

Regulations and public comments can be downloaded in bulk here.

updated daily from Regulations.gov by way of Docket Wrench

The tables show occurrences of "GlaxoSmithKline" in public comments on proposed federal regulations.

Contractor Misconduct

10 Instances
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This information is collected by the Project On Government Oversight from press releases, court documents, news reports and other public records. It is not meant to be an exhaustive account of all instances of federal contractor misconduct.

More information on each instance, including primary source documents, is available on POGO's site by clicking on the instance description. More information on POGO's methodology is available here.

Misconduct Type Hired By Incident Year Disposition Penalty
Health None Puerto Rico Drug Manufacturing Facility Settlement 2010 Pleaded Guilty $750,000,000
Antitrust None Hawaii Average Wholesale Price Litigation 2010 Settlement $10,000,000
Defective Pricing None Kentucky Kytril and Zofran Average Wholesale Price Lawsuit 2010 Settlement $3,750,000
Health None Kilker v. SmithKline Beecham (Paxil Birth Defects) 2009 Judgment Against Defendant $2,500,000
Health None Utah Attorney General Avandia Lawsuit 2010 Pending $0
Health None FDA Review of Altabax Promotional Material 2010 Investigative Finding $0
Health None Paxil Birth Defect Litigation 2010 Settlement $0
Health None U.S. Senate Investigation of Avandia 2010 Investigative Finding $0
Tax None Interest Payment Deduction Stemming from 2000 Merger 2009 Pending $0
Health None Denture Cream Product Liability Litigation 2009 Settlement $0
View all contractor misconduct data for GlaxoSmithKline Sources: Federal Contractor Misconduct Database from POGO

Advisory Committees

5 people on 5 committees
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Data is based on disclosures required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Matches are based on the occurrence of the company name in the committee member affiliation. Variations in company names may cause some matches to be missed.

The table shows only the top 10 agencies. To search and download raw records from the complete dataset see the FACA data section.

Table shows employees of "GlaxoSmithKline" that sat on federal advisory committees.

  • Agency
  • Representation
  • Toggle Department of Health and Human Services 3 people on 3 committees
  • Toggle Environmental Protection Agency 2 people on 2 committees
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