Company officials refused to meet the demands of the demonstrators. Glaxo-Wellcome is becoming a target of many AIDS organizations worldwide. In addition, a growing number of AIDS organizations have called for a boycott against Glaxo. Groups as far away as Israel and Argentina have signed on to the boycott. Glaxo-Wellcome has been a major manufacturer of AIDS drugs since the early days of the epidemic.
Activists charge that they have been price-gouging from the beginning.
Activists also demand the company drastically lower these prices immediately.