1 4 , ▁it ▁re called ▁Al li , ▁an ▁over - the - counter ▁weight - loss ▁drug , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁because ▁of ▁possible ▁tam per ing , ▁following ▁customer ▁compla ints . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁, ▁G SK ▁had ▁offices ▁in ▁over ▁ 1 1 5 ▁countries ▁and ▁employed ▁over ▁ 9 9 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁ 1 2 , 5 0 0 ▁in ▁R & D . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁single ▁largest ▁market ▁is ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Its ▁US ▁headquarters ▁are ▁in ▁The ▁Navy ▁Y ard , ▁Philadelphia , ▁and ▁Research ▁Tri angle ▁Park , ▁North ▁Carolina ; ▁its ▁consumer - products ▁division ▁is ▁in ▁Moon ▁Township , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition , ▁phil anth ropy ▁and ▁social ▁responsibility ▁ ▁Scient ific ▁recognition ▁Four ▁Gla x o Smith K line ▁scient ists ▁have ▁been ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Committee ▁for ▁their ▁contributions ▁to ▁basic ▁medical ▁science ▁and / or ▁th era pe ut ics ▁development . ▁ ▁Henry ▁D ale , ▁a ▁former ▁student ▁of ▁Paul ▁Ehr lich , ▁received ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Medicine ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁chemical ▁transmission ▁of ▁neural ▁imp uls es . ▁D ale ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁ph arm ac ologist ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Well come ▁Phys i ological ▁Research ▁Labor ator ies ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁Trust ee ▁and ▁Chair