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Litha Healthcare Group acquires OTC Pharma South Africa

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:18:00 +0200

Litha Healthcare Group has purchased the South African subsidiary of Dutch health and wellness company, OTC Pharma International, OTC Pharma South Africa, which will see the healthcare group increase its portfolio in the natural health market.
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Gauteng Health Department commits to paying suppliers

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:26:00 +0200

The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has noted a statement issued earlier this week by SAMED stating that it owes huge amounts of money to suppliers and has in turn acknowledged that it does carry these debts.
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Adcock still awaiting response from DoH on DPP issue

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:59:00 +0200

Pharmaceutical group Adcock Ingram has had no response yet to its request to the Department of Health to expedite its appeal committee process of the Medicines Control Council into the review of products containing the analgesic Dextropropoxyphene (DPP), the group's CEO Dr Jonathan Louw, confirmed on Tuesday.
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Comparing apples with pears - the SA pharmaceutical market is not the same as the US one!

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:19:00 +0200

A recent report by the American Federal Trade Commission ("FTC", the equivalent to South Africa's competition authorities) on the short and long-term effects of authorised generics sparked an article in the Business Report on Friday, 14 October- "Delay in generics robbing SA's sick". An authorised generic is an approved brand name drug marketed as a generic.
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Inyangas urged to refer patients to medical docs

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:51:00 +0200

GIYANI: Traditional healers have been urged to refer critically ill patients to medical doctors. Chairman of the Mopani Traditional Healers in Limpopo, Frank Chauke, said healers shouldn't be motivated by money.
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Medicated patch shows promise in oral cancer prevention

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:30:00 +0200

Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Centre have developed a medicated oral patch that allows a chemoprevention drug to release directly into precancerous lesions in the mouth over an extended time.
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Results of medication studies in top medical journals may be misleading to readers

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:19:00 +0200

A UCLA-Harvard study has highlighted three types of confusing outcome measures. Studies about medications published in the most influential medical journals are frequently designed in a way that yields misleading or confusing results, new research suggests.
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First International Generic Medicines conference in Africa

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:46:00 +0200

Cape Town is set to become the first city in Africa to host the 14th Annual International Generic Pharmaceutical Alliance (IGPA) Conference, a premier event for the global generic medicines industry.
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Price cuts save R242 million for government

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:35:00 +0200

The South African government has managed to save R242 million or 18% by securing discounts from suppliers of antibiotics and tuberculosis drugs over the past two years according to Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, reports Business Day.
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Indirubin: Component of Chinese herbal remedy might block brain tumour's spread

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:55:00 +0200

The active ingredient in a traditional Chinese herbal remedy might help treat deadly brain tumours, according to a new study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Centre - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James).
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