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Plot thickens: new play in sale saga
A new twist in the drama surrounding the sale of Mayne with a third player now in the mix offering to buy the company's pharmaceutical manufacturing plant.
Aussie pharma shrinks as jobs go
ICYMI: More Aussie pharma jobs go as another company downsizes plus the other most popular stories this week
TODAY Your Week in 5 Minutes
New job for 2026, anyone?
Who has a new Country Medical Director? Plus other job appointments as industry looks to bed down teams for 2026
TODAY
Pharma boss wins CEO of the Year
Transformed his company into a global powerhouse while staying true to its core values of scientific excellence and patient-centred care
13 November
Guess who's signed up Greg Hunt?
Highly-respected former Health Minister will be providing his expert insight and strategic advice from his years at the top
12 November
Ex-ANZ GM packing his bags again
Just 21 months after leaving Sydney for Singapore, this ex-Australian Country Leaders is moving again... and it's special
12 November
MSAC ticks $5M gene therapy
Life-changing one-time treatment wins support for public funding from MSAC but a battle over price is already brewing
12 November
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J&J blockbuster shifts to first-line
Australia becomes the 40th country to fund this drug as a first-line treatment option for these multiple myeloma patients
TODAY
PBS listing lands just in time
Arrotex steps in to fill a gap created by the discontinuation of two brands of hypertension drug in Australia
TODAY
Aussie pharma spreading kindness
Celebrating World Kindness Day, this company is educating pharmacists on how kindness improves patient outcomes
13 November
Pharma disconnected from HCPs?
Mismatch in the priorities of pharmas and HCPs is creating barriers to the effective communication of information
13 November
MSD pips AZ in first-to-market race
Heading to the FDA with the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor after trouncing two Phase 3 trials in a move that could crack the market wide open
13 November
One-in-four patients avoid Drs
Australian survey reveals the health condition that prevents people seeking medical help to treat it
13 November
Lack of choice fuels med poisoning
Restricted dosage options may contribute to a four-fold increase in poisoning from this drug class, researchers say
12 November
'Unprecedented' Aussie CRISPR win
First in-human trial led by Monash team has used CRISPR gene-editing therapy to slash cholesterol levels like never before
12 November
Meet the Best Drugs of 2025
A PBS giant was honoured, alongside a beloved actor who has used his name to advance research in a pernicious disease
11 November
Patients vote for No 1 pharma
This cohort of patients has picked industry's top three performers but the sector's corporate reputation as a whole is on the slide
11 November
Baby steps in Arrotex legal fight
Italian pharma takes tentative steps toward a Federal Court battle with Aussie generics giant over Parkinson's disease drug
11 November
Metsera picks final dance partner
Bitter bidding war for a biotech with a promising obesity pipeline has been won, but were the real winners Metsera shareholders?
11 November
Aussie pharma snags industry exec
Growing company creates new role and appoints a seasoned hand to take the position of Head of Business Development
11 November
More Aussie Big Pharma jobs cut
Yet another company is downsizing its Australian workforce with an undisclosed number of jobs cut in head office
10 November