title: Creating a global health care company.
abstract: Global pharmaceutical mergers have spread the huge costs of research and enabled companies to sell their products in countries where they previously lacked a presence. Here's how the Beecham-SmithKline Beckman marriage was developed to propel the organization into a position as a worldwide player in the drug industry.
authors: R P
authors: RP
authors: Bauman
mesh_terms: D004345:Drug Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004526:Efficiency; D006075:Governing Board; D007391:International Cooperation; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States