▁available ▁for ▁five ▁percent ▁above ▁cost . ▁Leg acy ▁products ▁developed ▁at ▁G SK ▁include ▁several ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ' s ▁List ▁of ▁Ess ential ▁Medic ines , ▁such ▁as ▁am ox ic ill in , ▁mer ca ptop ur ine , ▁p yr im eth am ine , ▁and ▁z id ov ud ine . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁G SK ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁promotion ▁of ▁dru gs ▁for ▁un appro ved ▁uses , ▁failure ▁to ▁report ▁safety ▁data , ▁and ▁kick back s ▁to ▁phys icians ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁US $ 3 b ill ion ▁( £ 1 . 9 bn ) ▁settlement . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁health - care ▁fra ud ▁case ▁to ▁date ▁in ▁that ▁country ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁settlement ▁by ▁a ▁drug ▁company . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Gla x o ▁Well come ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Nathan ▁and ▁Co . ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁trad ing ▁company ▁in ▁Well ington , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁by ▁a ▁London er , ▁Joseph ▁Edward ▁Nathan . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁it ▁began ▁producing ▁a ▁d ried - mil k ▁baby ▁food ▁from ▁excess ▁milk ▁produced ▁on ▁da iry ▁far ms ▁near ▁Bun ny th or pe . ▁The ▁resulting ▁product ▁was ▁first ▁known ▁as ▁Def iance , ▁then ▁as ▁Gla x o ▁( from ▁la ct o ), ▁and ▁sold ▁with ▁the ▁s log an ▁"