Medicines
latest news & developments
A prescription for Gauteng’s health: Generics, state pharma and the power of local
Enabling the use of generics, supporting local businesses and setting up a state pharmaceutical company would boost healthcare
Reform legislation to boost the Pandemic Treaty
Business interests and intellectual property laws privilege the wealthy and leave the rest scrabbling for life-saving medicine
Four factors blocking medicines being manufactured in Africa
Setting up a continent-wide medicine regulator could be crucial to getting Africa’s people the treatments and Covid vaccines they need. Here’s why more countries need to put…
Curing a sick system: Doctors and nurses must speak out for patients and themselves
Medicine shouldn’t be the only thing on the books at our medical schools. Here are some tips for healthcare workers to handle abuse.
Life-saving Aids medicine out of stock in Gauteng
Hospitals throughout Gauteng ran out of essential medicines in recent weeks, including a life-saving drug for people with Aids called Amphotericin B.
Bitter pill for complementary medicine sector
A court battle looms over new regulations for the sector that will require testing and approval of all products.
Immune boosters a risky letdown
Immune boosters should not be substituted for real medication. Yet the claims on their packaging may seduce and persuade consumers
Beijing shutdown hits SA medicines supply
The Beijing Olympics has had an unexpected side effect, which is being felt locally in the form of serious shortages of generic medicines.