Description
Douglas Pharmaceuticals, founded in 1967, is a privately owned pharmaceutical and healthcare company based in Auckland, New Zealand, with a global footprint. It employs hundreds of staff and works with innovative partners to research, develop, manufacture, market and distribute prescription and consumer health products in over 50 countries worldwide. The company’s operations encompass high-quality pharmaceutical production under strict Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards and a range of contract development and manufacturing services through Douglas CDMO. Its portfolio spans multiple therapeutic areas, and its products are formulated to meet the regulatory requirements of international markets.
Key products and services:
- Prescription pharmaceutical products in various therapeutic areas, including oncology, dermatology, the central nervous system and immunity.
- Contract development and manufacturing services (CDMO) for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, offering integrated drug development, formulation and commercial supply solutions.
- Manufacturing of specialised dosage forms such as softgels, liquids and other formulations compliant with global GMP standards.
- Research and development activities, including co-development and in-licensing partnerships for new and repurposed medicines.
- Production and distribution of over-the-counter healthcare and nutraceutical products.
Douglas Pharmaceuticals combines long-standing scientific expertise with global contract manufacturing capabilities to support both its own branded products and the development programmes of its partners. With decades of experience and a commitment to quality and regulatory compliance, the company aims to improve patient outcomes internationally while maintaining its reputation for service, innovation and operational excellence.
Capabilities
- Accelerated Stability Studies
- Analytical Services
- Animal Health
- API Solubilization Technologies
- APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients)
- Auditing
- Bioequivalence
- Capsule
- Chemical Analysis
- Chromatography
- Clinical Monitoring
- Clinical Trial Materials
- Clinical Trials
- Comparator Drugs
- Contract Development
- Contract Development and Manufacturing (CDMO)
- Contract Packaging
- Controlled Release
- Controlled Substances
- Creams & Ointments
- Cytotoxic & High Potency Compounds
- Design & Testing
- Dosage Form Development
- Dose Form
- Drug Delivery Devices
- Drug Development
- Encapsulation
- Feasibility Studies
- Filling
- Fluid Bed Processing
- Forced Degradation Studies
- Formulation Development
- Gels
- Generics
- Glass
- Granulation
- High Potency
- In Vitro Testing
- Labelling
- Liquids
- Lotion Pumps
- Mass Spectrometry
- Measuring & Testing Technology
- Microencapsulation
- Mixing & Blending
- Non Sterile Dosage
- Nutraceuticals
- Oral Drug Delivery
- OTC
- Packaging
- Pilot-Scale Filling
- Plastic Bottles and Jars
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Powders
- Preclinical Testing
- Preformulation
- Process Development
- Process Validation Studies
- Project Management
- Quality QA/QC
- Raw Materials Analysis
- Research & Development
- Scale-Up
- Semisolids
- Serialization
- Soft Gels
- Solid Dosage
- Solutions & Suspensions
- Stability Studies
- Storage
- Supply Chain & Logistics
- Supply Chain Management
- Suppositories
- Sustained Release
- Sustained Release Delivery Systems
- Tablet Coating
- Tablets
- Technology Transfer
- Topicals
- UV-VIS Spectrophotometer Analysis
- Validation
- Warehousing
Contact Information
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