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Medicines

Thousands of pill bottles wash up on Eastern Cape beaches after stormy seas batter cargo ships

South Africa

Thousands of pill bottles wash up on Eastern Cape beaches after stormy seas batter cargo ships

By Estelle Ellis

Case against pharmaceutical company dropped after legal pressure sees price of generic 'miracle' medicine reduced

South Africa

Case against pharmaceutical company dropped after legal pressure sees price of generic 'miracle' medicine reduced

By Catherine Tomlinson

SA’s Aspen announces more pharmaceutical donations for Ukrainian patients

South Africa

SA’s Aspen announces more pharmaceutical donations for Ukrainian patients

By Peter Fabricius

New TB drug shows promise, but experimental vaccine disappoints

Maverick Citizen

New TB drug shows promise, but experimental vaccine disappoints

By Elri Voigt

Competition law and healthcare – lessons from the Hazel Tau case

Maverick Citizen

Competition law and healthcare – lessons from the Hazel Tau case

By Aiden Louw

The minister and the metaphor – a patient’s guide to legal medicine imports

South Africa

The minister and the metaphor – a patient’s guide to legal medicine imports

By Salomé Meyer and Andy Gray

Africa ‘must establish regional manufacturing hubs’ for a sustainable medicines pipeline

Africa

Africa ‘must establish regional manufacturing hubs’ for a sustainable medicines pipeline

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Cost of cancer: Health experts champion availability, affordability and access to life-saving medicines

South Africa

Cost of cancer: Health experts champion availability, affordability and access to life-saving medicines

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Covid ‘miracle drug’ bust triggers black market fears

South Africa

Covid ‘miracle drug’ bust triggers black market fears

By Sandisiwe Shoba

Doctors blow whistle on medicines crisis in North West

South Africa

Doctors blow whistle on medicines crisis in North West

By Ufrieda Ho

Tackling the high price of medicine

South Africa

Tackling the high price of medicine

By Kerry Cullinan