Editing GSK plc (section)

===Pharmaceuticals===
GSK manufactures products for major disease areas such as asthma, cancer, infections, diabetes, and mental health. Medicines historically discovered or developed at GSK and its legacy companies and now sold as generics include [[amoxicillin]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Most-recognized brands: Anti-infectives, December 2013 |url=https://www.drugs.com/news/most-recognized-brands-anti-infectives-december-2013-49719.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127154225/https://www.drugs.com/manufacturer/glaxosmithkline-62.html |archive-date=27 January 2023 |publisher=Drugs.com}}</ref> and [[amoxicillin-clavulanate]],<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Geddes AM, Klugman KP, Rolinson GN |date=December 2007 |title=Introduction: historical perspective and development of amoxicillin/clavulanate |journal=Int J Antimicrob Agents |volume=30 |issue=Suppl 2 |pages=S109–12 |doi=10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.07.015 |pmid=17900874}}</ref> [[Ticarcillin/clavulanic acid|ticarcillin-clavulanate]],<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Brown AG |date=August 1986 |title=Clavulanic acid, a novel beta-lactamase inhibitor--a case study in drug discovery and development |journal=Drug Des Deliv |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=1–21 |pmid=3334541}}</ref> [[mupirocin]],<ref>{{cite web |title=mupirocin search results |website=DailyMed |url=https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/search.cfm?labeltype=all&query=mupirocin |access-date=12 March 2020 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204035210/https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/search.cfm?labeltype=all&query=mupirocin |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[ceftazidime]]<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Richards DM, Brogden RN |title=Ceftazidime. A review of its antibacterial activity, pharmacokinetic properties and therapeutic use |journal=Drugs |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=105–61 |date=February 1985 |pmid=3884319 |doi=10.2165/00003495-198529020-00002 |s2cid=265707490}}</ref> for bacterial infections, [[zidovudine]] for [[HIV infection]], [[valacyclovir]] for herpes virus infections, [[albendazole]] for parasitic infections, [[sumatriptan]] for [[migraine]], [[lamotrigine]] for epilepsy, [[bupropion]] and [[paroxetine]] for [[major depressive disorder]], [[cimetidine]] and [[ranitidine]] for [[gastroesophageal reflux disorder]], [[mercaptopurine]]<ref name="pubs.acs.org">{{Cite web |title=Chemical & Engineering News: Top Pharmaceuticals: 6-Mercaptopurine |url=https://pubsapp.acs.org/cen/coverstory/83/8325/83256-mercaptopurine.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601233238/https://pubsapp.acs.org/cen/coverstory/83/8325/83256-mercaptopurine.html |archive-date=1 June 2023 |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=pubsapp.acs.org}}</ref> and [[thioguanine]]<ref name="ScienceHistory">{{cite web |date=June 2016 |title=George Hitchings and Gertrude Elion |url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/historical-profile/george-hitchings-and-gertrude-elion |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609192507/https://www.sciencehistory.org/education/scientific-biographies/george-hitchings-and-gertrude-elion/ |archive-date=9 June 2023 |publisher=Science History Institute}}</ref> for the treatment of leukemia, [[allopurinol]] for [[gout]],<ref name="The purine path to chemotherapy">{{cite journal |vauthors=Elion GB |title=The purine path to chemotherapy |journal=Science |volume=244 |issue=4900 |pages=41–7 |year=1989 |pmid=2649979 |doi=10.1126/science.2649979 |bibcode=1989Sci...244...41E}}</ref> gepotidacin for UTIs,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-25 |title=Blujepa (gepotidacin) approved by US FDA for treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs) in female adults and paediatric patients 12 years of age and older {{!}} GSK |url=https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/blujepa-gepotidacin-approved-by-us-fda-for-treatment-of-uncomplicated-urinary-tract-infections/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=www.gsk.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-25 |title=FDA approves first new antibiotic for UTIs in nearly 30 years |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-approves-first-new-antibiotic-utis-nearly-30-years-rcna197953 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> [[pyrimethamine]] for [[malaria]],<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news |last=Altman |first=Lawrence K. |date=23 February 1999 |title=Gertrude Elion, Drug Developer, Dies at 81 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/23/us/gertrude-elion-drug-developer-dies-at-81.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017170627/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/23/us/gertrude-elion-drug-developer-dies-at-81.html |archive-date=17 October 2009}}</ref> and the antibacterial [[trimethoprim]].<ref name="ScienceHistory"/>

Among these, albendazole, amoxicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, allopurinol, mercaptopurine, mupirocin, pyrimethamine, ranitidine, thioguanine, trimethoprim, and zidovudine are on the [[WHO Model List of Essential Medicines|World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines]].<ref name="WHO21st">{{cite book |vauthors=((World Health Organization)) |title=World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 21st list 2019 |year=2019 |hdl=10665/325771 |author-link=World Health Organization |publisher=World Health Organization |location=Geneva |id=WHO/MVP/EMP/IAU/2019.06. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO |hdl-access=free}}</ref>