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Douglas Pharmaceuticals
Company typePrivately held
IndustryPharmaceuticals
Founded1967
FounderSir Graeme Douglas
Headquarters,
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
ProductsConsumer products
RevenueNZ$143m[1]
Total assetsNZ$80m[1]
Number of employees
450[1]
WebsiteDouglas 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.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c Douglas Pharmaceuticals - Fast Facts
  2. ^ Michele Hewitson (2012-06-12). "Michele Hewitson Interview: Sir Graeme Douglas". New Zealand Herald.