G.D. Searle, LLC
Trademark and subsidiary of Pfizer Inc. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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G.D. Searle, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer.[1] It is currently a trademark company and subsidiary of Pfizer, operating in more than 43 countries. It also operates as a distribution trademark for various pharmaceuticals that were developed by G. D. Searle & Company (often referred to as Searle). Searle is most notable for having developed the first female birth control pill,[2] and the artificial sweetener NutraSweet. Searle also developed the drug Lomotil, an antidiarrheal medication. One notable alumnus of Searle is Donald Rumsfeld, the Secretary of Defense for George W. Bush in the 2000s. Prior to its 1985 merger with Monsanto, Searle was a company mainly focusing on life sciences, specifically pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and animal health.
Company type | Subsidiary of Pfizer |
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Industry | Pharmaceutical |
Founded | 1888; 136 years ago (1888) (as G. D. Searle & Company) |
Founder | Gideon Daniel Searle |
Headquarters | New York City, United States |
Products | Pharmaceutical products |