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Kate Richards
Director of Communications and Patient Relations
Australia and New Zealand
+61 466 420 739
kate.richards@abbvie.com
Edwina Elliott
Senior Corporate Communications Manager
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edwina.elliott@abbvie.com
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AbbVie welcomes registration of RINVOQ® (upadacitinib) for two new indications
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New option for Australians with certain autoimmune diseases through reimbursement of HUMIRA® (adalimumab) citrate-free formulation
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Venclexta (venetoclax) PBS listed as first line therapy for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) patients unfit for chemotherapy
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AbbVie collaborates with BioCurate to accelerate commercialisation of Australian novel early stage discoveries into new therapeutics and drugs
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MAVIRET® is the first PBS listed Hepatitis C treatment available for Australians 12 years and over
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New treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, RINVOQ (upadacitinib), became available on the PBS during COVID-19 lockdown
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AbbVie reinvents ‘pharma culture’ and takes Australia’s #2 spot for Best Place to Work
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AbbVie Completes Transformative Acquisition of Allergan
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AbbVie Australia - Local Response to COVID-19
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AbbVie welcomes Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Regulatory Approval of RINVOQ® (upadacitinib)
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Chris Stemple Appointed General Manager AbbVie ANZ
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New biologic option for severe plaque psoriasis now available on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
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AbbVie welcomes Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Regulatory Approval of SKYRIZI™ (risankizumab)
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AbbVie ANZ Appoints New Medical Director
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New targeted treatment option for patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) now available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
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AbbVie Welcomes TGA Regulatory Approval of VENCLEXTA® (venetoclax tablets) in Combination with Rituximab
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Eight-week Hepatitis C Treatment on Pharmaceutical Benefits scheme from 1st August 2018
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Announcement: Venclexta PBS Status
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Experts concerned Parksinon’s patients may be missing out on support in the Illawarra
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