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====SmithKline====
{{Main|Smith, Kline & French}}
[[John K. Smith]] opened his first pharmacy in Philadelphia in 1830. In 1865, [[Mahlon Kline]] joined the business, which 10 years later became Smith, Kline & Co. In 1891, it merged with French, Richard and Company, and in 1929, changed its name to [[Smith, Kline & French|Smith Kline & French Laboratories]] as it focused more on research. Years later it bought Norden Laboratories, a business doing research into animal health, and [[Recherche et Industrie Thérapeutiques]] in Belgium in 1963, to focus on vaccines. The company began to expand globally, buying seven laboratories in Canada and the United States in 1969. In 1982, it bought [[Allergan]], a manufacturer of eye and skincare products.<ref name="history"/>

Smith Kline & French merged with Beckman Inc. in 1982, and changed its name to ''SmithKline Beckman''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kleinfield |first=N. R. |date=29 May 1984 |title=Smithkline: One-Drug Image |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/29/business/smithkline-one-drug-image.html |url-status=live |access-date=30 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405091137/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/29/business/smithkline-one-drug-image.html |archive-date=5 April 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 1988, it bought International Clinical Laboratories.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 April 1988 |title=SmithKline Beckman Corp. and International Clinical Laboratories Inc. announced... |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/04/13/SmithKline-Beckman-Corp-and-International-Clinical-Laboratories-Inc-announced/3060576907200/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930175210/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/04/13/SmithKline-Beckman-Corp-and-International-Clinical-Laboratories-Inc-announced/3060576907200/ |archive-date=30 September 2019 |access-date=30 September 2019 |website=UPI}}</ref>