


Founder Graham Slade opens the first Slade Pharmacy on Alexander Parade, Mount Waverley.
Slade Pharmacy relocates from Box Hill to Smith Sreet, Collingwood and then settles on Victoria Sreet, Richmond.

Slade Pharmacy secures the pharmacy services contract for The Melbourne Clinic, a private psychiatric hospital.
I think the secret to our enduring success is staying true to our core values - looking after our customers and our people and always prioritising exceptional patient care.”
– David Slade

Slade Pharmacy is appointed on-site pharmacy services provider at Epworth Hospital, establishing a long-term relationship.

Supporting Epworth Hospital’s expansion, Slade Pharmacy opens a Collingwood warehouse and establishes a new pharmacy at 89 Bridge Road, Richmond.

Slade Pharmacy opens a state-of-the-art sterile compounding suite at the Epworth Centre.



Expanding to Epworth Eastern, Box Hill, Slade Pharmacy pioneers innovation with Australia’s first automated dispensing machine and launches the first ePrescribe trial in a fully paperless hospital.
Growing interstate, Slade Pharmacy delivers services to Healthe Care hospitals in NSW and QLD, and launches Galen Health, its management and consulting arm, starting with Ramsay Health Care.
Slade Pharmacy Richmond refurbishes and rebrands as Slade Chemmart, introducing Direct Dispense and a Consis robot to boost efficiency.

Slade purchases a Mount Waverley property, enabling compounding expansion.

Slade Pharmacy acquires Docklands-based compounding pharmacy, Compoundia, and is appointed the pharmacy services provider for Monash IVF, Epworth Freemasons Hospital.

Slade relocates its head office to Mount Waverley and establishes Slade Health, commissioning its first TGA licensed sterile compounding facility.

Slade Pharmacy expands Healthe Care partnership, establishes services at Currumbin Clinic, Maitland and Toronto Private Hospitals, begins services at Epworth Camberwell, and launches a refreshed brand identity reflecting its growing influence.

Slade Health expands Victorian compounding services to Ballarat and Frankston public hospitals. Slade Pharmacy opens at Epworth Camberwell and launches pet products –Doggy Dough™ and Sticky Fur Paste™ at Docklands.

Slade Pharmacy celebrates 50 years of service.
Slade Health launches SHOT, Australia’s first online, realtime order tracking system, and acquires oncology compounding business, Fresenius Kabi, expanding in QLD, NSW, and VIC.
Icon Group acquires Slade, integrating compounding expertise into a comprehensive healthcare model.

Graham Slade receives a Queen’s Birthday AM for significant service to the community and pharmacy profession.
Slade Health secures sole supplier contract for compounded pharmaceuticals to Tasmanian public hospitals, introduces new colourcoded infusion bags with enhanced safety features (incl. bold purple and orange identifiers for cytotoxic and noncytotoxic medicines) and acquires NSW antibiotic compounding business, mobiLIFE.

Slade Pharmacy sells Docklands (Compoundia) and Richmond continues compounding select sterile, non-sterile medicines.

Slade Health wins sole supplier contract for compounded pharmaceuticals in South Australian public hospitals.
Slade Health achieves chemotherapy compounding majority market share in Australia.

Slade announces Can Assist partnership, supporting cancer patients in rural, regional NSW with essential medication and financial assistance.



Slade Health enters the New Zealand market and becomes Australia’s first licensed paperless compounder.
Slade Pharmacy secures a five-year contract to provide pharmacy services to St Vincent’s Health Australia’s private hospitals. Slade acquires the Epic Pharmacy group becoming a national hospital pharmacy provider across Australia.
Testing and Research Laboratory (Sydney), expands internationally with fourth TGA-licensed facility (Avondale, New Zealand) and launches SladeConnect, a secure product and education platform for pharmacy and hospital partners.
Slade Pharmacy releases its first TGA-approved medication, Inositol, as an off-the-shelf product.

Slade Health opens its fifth TGA-licensed facility (Woodville, SA) and wins the HealthShare Victoria sole supplier contract for compounded pharmaceuticals.
Slade Pharmacy secures a five-year contract providing services to UnitingCare Queensland’s hospitals.

Slade Pharmacy expands to over 70 locations, rebranding 30+ Epic and Icon pharmacies, earns national accreditation for Advanced Pharmacy Australia’s Resident Training Program, and renames Pharmacy Practice Unit as Quality and Medication Safety Unit, reflecting its role in clinical governance and innovation.
Slade Health drives Icon Group’s international compounding expansion acquiring Pharmaxo Group and integrates Charm Evolution® across the Victorian public hospital network.

Slade Pharmacy wins the contract to provide pharmacy services for Australia’s first no-gap private hospital, Adeney Private Hospital, and celebrates 60 years of excellence in pharmacy and compounding services.
