Approval in the US of the first OTC prescription-strength, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory topical gel for arthritis isn’t GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s only recent consumer health development.
In addition to a green light for marketing Voltaren Arthritis Pain (diclofenac sodium topical gel, 1%) OTC, the UK pharma announced that in 2021 it will close its manufacturing facility in Carlisle, PA, where around 260 people are employed