Douglas Pharmaceuticals

Douglas Pharmaceuticals
Privately held
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Founded 1967
Founder Sir Graeme Douglas
Headquarters Auckland, New Zealand
Number of locations
 New Zealand and Fiji (manufacturing), Singapore (Asia-Pacific office), United States
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Sir Graeme Douglas, Jeff Douglas
Products Consumer products
Revenue NZ$143m[1]
Total assets NZ$80m[1]
Number of employees
 450[1]
Website Douglas Pharmaceuticals

Douglas Pharmaceuticals Ltd is a New Zealand-based manufacturer of pharmaceutical products.

Founded in 1967 by West Auckland chemist Graeme Douglas,[2] the company started out distributing prescription medicines, before manufacturing and later successfully researching and developing its own products for export.

As of 2012, Sir Graeme's eldest son Jeff now handles much of the day-to-day running of the company. Founder Sir Graeme Douglas died on 1 September 2016.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Douglas Pharmaceuticals - Fast Facts
  2. ↑ Michele Hewitson (2012-06-12). "Michele Hewitson Interview: Sir Graeme Douglas". New Zealand Herald.
  3. ↑ "Sir Graeme Douglas, the founder of Douglas Pharmaceuticals, dies". New Zealand Herald. 2016-09-02. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2017-05-23.


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