Norcliff Thayer

Norcliff Thayer, Inc.

Former type	Private
Industry	Pharmaceuticals
Fate	Acquired by Beecham
Successor	Beecham (later SmithKline Beecham, now GlaxoSmithKline)
Founded	1928
Defunct	1986
Headquarters	Tarrytown, New York, United States
Products	Tums, Oxy, Avail

Norcliff Thayer, Inc., was a healthcare company that made Tums, Oxy, and Avail. In 1986, the company was acquired by Beecham^[1]. The Tums brand is the only remaining product owned by GlaxoSmithKline as of 2010; the Oxy brand was sold to The Mentholatum Company and Avail was discontinued.

References

1. ^ GlaxoSmithKline. "Our history". http://www.gsk.com/about/history.htm.