G.D. Searle and Company Limited

American, founded 1908

BiographyGideon D. Searle founded his namesake company in 1888 in Omaha, Nebraska. Searle was a young druggist who decided to become a full-time pharmaceutical manufacturer. In 1890 he relocated the company to the corner of Ohio and Wells streets in Chicago. He formally incorporated his venture as G.D. Searle & Co. on April 10, 1908.
In 1941 company headquarters were moved to Skokie, a northern Chicago suburb. Eight years later, one of Searle's most successful products--Dramamine, the first motion-sickness pill--was discovered. In 1966 Dramamine remained a leader in motion-sickness medications; by the 1980s the drug had become a household staple. Also successfully introduced in the years following World War II was a treatment for peptic ulcers. During the 1950s Searle began an international expansion, which took the company into Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
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