As patents expire, generic versions of blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic arrive in South Africa. But will price drops be enough to end the dangerous black…
For the first time, Merck has granted generic manufacturers, including three African companies, permission to produce an investigational monthly HIV prevention pill, alimatravir,…
The contentious debate around semaglutide in South African healthcare extends beyond its use for obesity and type 2 diabetes, exposing deep-seated issues of access,…
South Africa's health regulators have warned doctors, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals that they face disciplinary action for continuing to prescribe or dispense…
South Africa's health regulators have warned doctors and pharmacists about prescribing recalled GLP-1 medicines, but this highlights a deeper issue: a booming market for illegal…
An investigation uncovers a rapidly growing, highly lucrative shadow market in South Africa for unapproved weight-loss drugs like Retatrutide, sold openly online and in gyms…
There is an urgent need to prevent the proliferation of counterfeit and substandard pharmaceuticals
Enabling the use of generics, supporting local businesses and setting up a state pharmaceutical company would boost healthcare
Donald Trump’s funding freeze underlines that South Africa needs to prioritise the development of its pharmaceutical manufacturing sector
On a month-on-month basis retail trade sales decreased for the fourth consecutive month showing that consumers are still cash-strapped
The next three to five years will require the continent to ensure there is sustainable business beyond Covid-19.
Document details contingency planning if Britain leaves the European Union in March with no transition deal
Male starlings sang less and were more aggressive towards females that had been given small doses of the antidepressant Fluoxetine
The battle to eliminate fake pharmaceutical products is being stepped up
Pharmaceutical companies say that delayed drug registrations by the Medicines Control Council may have played a role in stock outs.
