Interview with George Varkanis, Managing Director, Celgene
As a biopharmaceutical company, how have the PBS reforms affected Celgene? Celgene looks at the PBS reforms more positively than negatively. As a company with a smaller product portfolio of…
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Dr. Reddy’s Australia was one of the key sponsors at the annual New South Wales (NSW) Chemists Golf Day. The event saw pharmacists and industry professionals join hands together to help raise funds for building a burn unit at Concord Hospital in NSW.
The event was held at Concord Golf Club, one of the Sydney’s most prestigious golf clubs. A total of 108 people participated in the event. The event raised over $16,000 bringing the total money raised to $96,000 since 2006. The money was donated to the Burns Unit at Concord Hospital which helped fund 12 out of the total 18 rooms in the unit.
Our portfolio of products for the Australian market focuses on various therapeutic areas like Gastro-Intestinal, Anti-Infective, Urology, Cardiovascular diseases, Central Nervous System and Anti-Epileptic.
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