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Friday, 3 October 2025
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Pharma PR campaigns up for gongs

Pharma PR agencies have made a strong showing in the Golden Target Awards shortlist for their work on industry campaigns, competing for trophies across a number of categories.

'No thanks' to Govt PBS offer
ICYMI: Another company walks away from PBS negotiations plus the other most popular stories this week
TODAY Your Week in 5 Minutes
Expat home for Country Lead job
Seventh country head to leave Australia in the last three months with her replacement already named
TODAY
Medscape
Medscape
Aussie pharma's 5 best workplaces
Which companies have made Great Place to Work's prestigious top pharma and biotechs in ANZ list?
2 October
Is culture crumbling in pharma?
Industry report find more than half of employees believe their workplace culture is only moderately healthy... or worse
2 October
10 new drugs hit TGA review list
The TGA has accepted 21 drugs for evaluation, with almost half of them new to the Australian market
1 October
Aussie named new CEO of GSK
Former Sydney-based pharma executive to take the top job as high-profile company leader steps down
30 September
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Testing competency in Med Affairs
Locally developed framework defines competency levels of medical affairs work, allowing professionals to demonstrate value they bring to pharma
TODAY
Long-running shortage rolls on
Manufacturing problems the cause of a shortage which saw supply of this critical drug dry up in 2023
TODAY
Old drug on road to reinvention
Century old drug, normally administered by injection, halves the risk of death by respiratory infection when inhaled
2 October
C-Suite shake-up hits CSL
Chief Financial Officer announces retirement amid major restructure with Chief Strategy Officer tapped to take over the role
2 October
Six winners snag Oct PBS listings
The wash-up for PBS listings this month reveals six medicines have won reimbursement with one company scoring a double win
2 October New to the PBS
Pfizer cuts drug prices in Trump deal
Pfizer has agreed to all demands as Trump hopes to 'retrain' countries like Australia to pay more
1 October
Advisory group calls for members
Medicines Australia and AusBiotech launch a new advisory group to accelerate advanced therapies at a critical time
1 October
Leaders moving on... and up
Job changes across industry with fresh appointments to top positions while some leaders have stepped away
1 October
Pfizer bets on Aussie medicine
Company whisks Monash University-developed potential first-in-class medicine for breast cancer to a Phase 3 trial
1 October
Is this popular drug on thin ice?
A change in clinical guidelines could see a leap in sales for this drug which has been found to have superior efficacy
30 September
Pharma comes last in ethics score
Australia's 2025 Ethics Index is out with pharma jumping three points but still placing last in the healthcare sector by a long way
30 September
TGA ends social media rumours
Investigation sparked by two tiny typos on a product's packaging clears this in-demand drug for efficacy, quality and safety
30 September
TGA crackdown nears $1M in fines
Another six infringement notices take the total number of fines issues over illegal advertising to almost seven figures
30 September
NEXT agenda to spark fireworks
Organisers promise "confronting, provocative, hard-hitting truths" will dominate conversations at the upcoming Summit
29 September
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