1.   For Glaxo, which faces two major patent expirations next year, for its anti-ulcer drug Zantac and for Zovirax, a herpes treatment, the stakes are high.

2.   Its biggest drugs are Zovirax, a herpes treatment, and AZT, or Retrovir, which combats AIDS.

3.   Sales of ulcer drug Zantac and Zovirax, a herpes treatment, both dropped, prompting some analysts to slash forecasts.

4.   While Glaxo posted strong sales of new drugs, older drugs like Zantac, asthma drug Ventolin and Zovirax, a herpes treatment, posted declines.

5.   Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing makes such widely divergent products as Scotch brand tapes, Post-it Notes, reflective sheeting for signs, and Aldara Cream herpes treatment.

6.   Current herpes treatment usually involves the synthetic drug acyclovir, which impedes reproduction of the viral DNA.