Medicines And Related Substances Act

Popping into your local pharmacy for anti-HIV pills and jabs could help slow new infections. So why is it not allowed in SA?

A programme meant to allow pharmacists and nurses working at private pharmacies to prescribe HIV treatment or anti-HIV pills and jabs is on hold because of a drawn-out court case

Angela Tembo
Tsitsi Nyamuzihwa

7 min read

The Department of Defence has no option but to return 500 000 vials of the unauthorised Covid-19 drug Interferon-Alpha-2B to Cuba, because the medicine will most likely expire before it can be used in South Africa. (Photo by Rajesh JANTILAL / AFP)

BILLY MASETHLA

26 JAN 2022

Millions of rand lost as SANDF returns unauthorised Cuban Covid-19 drug

Remedial action against officials suspected of wrongdoing must be taken, says the ministerial task team investigating the defence department

Eunice Masson

3 min read