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Who owns Panadol?

Panadol is owned by Haleon (the United Kingdom, LSE: HLN), which was separated from GSK on 18 July 2022.[1][2] Before Haleon, Panadol was owned by GSK from 2000 to 2022.[2]

Evidence: Haleon plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-13, SEC EDGAR, 13 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .

Key facts

Current owner
Haleon plc verified
Owned since
· deal details
Previous owner
GSK (2000–2022)
Owner HQ
🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Weybridge
Origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Founded
1956
Category
Consumer health › Over-the-counter medicine › Pain relief
Parent ticker
LSE: HLN NYSE: HLN
Last verified
· 2 sources

About Panadol

Panadol is a paracetamol brand launched in Britain in 1956 and sold across Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. It occupies the position outside the United States that Tylenol holds within it, and the two are the same active ingredient under different names.

What Haleon's annual report says about Panadol

Sentences about Panadol from Haleon's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.

How often Haleon names Panadol in its annual report

A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.

Annual report filedTimes Panadol is named
20268
20258
202411

Ownership timeline of Panadol

Owners of Panadol over 1956 to 2026 GSK 2000–2022; Haleon 2022–present GSK 1960197019801990200020102020
  1. 2000 – 2022 GSK — separated out 18 July 2022 [2] verified
  2. 2022 – present Haleon — separated 18 July 2022 [1][2] verified

Where Panadol sits in Haleon

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Where Panadol sits in Haleon Tree of 8 brands under Haleon. Haleon Panadol Advil Centrum Otrivin Parodontax Polident and 2 more

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Other brands owned by Haleon

Haleon controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in consumer health.

Also in consumer health

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Other brands in pain relief, and who owns them

Haleon has more brands in pain relief on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 37.

BrandOwnerOwner based in
Air Salonpas Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical 🇯🇵 Japan
Motrin Kenvue 🇺🇸 United States
Dafalgan Taisho Pharmaceutical 🇯🇵 Japan
Nicotex Cipla 🇮🇳 India
Mentho Plus Emami 🇮🇳 India
Bufferin (United States) Genomma Lab 🇲🇽 Mexico
Doril Hypera 🇧🇷 Brazil
Daleron Krka 🇸🇮 Slovenia

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About the owner: Haleon

Haleon is a publicly listed company headquartered in Weybridge, United Kingdom, founded in 2022. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: HLN and NYSE: HLN.

Haleon is the consumer health business demerged from GSK in July 2022, having earlier absorbed Pfizer's consumer health portfolio through a joint venture. It is the largest standalone consumer health company in the world, built on oral health, pain relief, respiratory health and vitamins.

Haleon: full profile, brands and acquisition history →

🇬🇧 Panadol and other British brands

Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Panadol is not one of them.

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Deals involving Panadol

Frequently asked questions

Who is the parent company of Panadol?

The parent company of Panadol is Haleon, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Is Panadol British?

Yes. Panadol originated in the United Kingdom in 1956 and its owner, Haleon, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Since when has Haleon owned Panadol?

Haleon has owned Panadol since 18 July 2022.

Who owned Panadol before Haleon?

Before Haleon, Panadol was owned by GSK from 2000 until 2022.

Is Panadol still owned by Haleon?

Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Panadol is still owned by Haleon. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.

Sources (2) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Haleon plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-13 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 13 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. [2] Haleon plc Annual Report — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F; retrieved 16 September 2026.

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