GSK Faces 'Profoundly Difficult' Penicillin Challenge, FDA Warning Letter Says
Executive Summary
Aging plant in Worthing, UK, must either dedicate building solely to penicillin or undergo wrenching decontamination before US distribution of non-penicillin products could resume.
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