Block Drug Company was a pharmaceutical company based in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, that specialized in dental care products. Its most popular products included Polident denture cleanser, Poli-Grip denture adhesive, Dentu-Creme denture toothpaste, Nytol sleeping pill, Tegrin medicated shampoo for psoriasis, Lava hand soaps (acquired from Procter & Gamble), Beano and Phazyme anti-gas products, Balmex diaper rash ointments, and Sensodyne desensitizing toothpaste.[1]
GlaxoSmithKline (now GSK plc) purchased the company for $1.24 billion in 2001.[2][3]
^The Gale Group. International Directory of Company Histories, republished at "Block Drug Company, Inc.: Information from Answers.com". Answers Corporation.
^GlaxoSmithKline Completes the Purchase of Block Drug for $1.24 Billion Prnewswire (January 16, 2001)
^Hall, John. "Briefing: Pharmaceuticals; Drug Company" The New York Times (October 15, 2000)
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