the Pharmaceuticals community of South Africa

Independents ‘charge more for drug dispensing'

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:12:00 +0200

Customers may be paying more on dispensing and administration fees at independent pharmacies than at their in-store corporate counterparts.
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Combination drugs, a dangerous yet popular choice in SA

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:03:00 +0200

Two combination painkilling medications both containing propoxyphene - an opiate drug that was withdrawn from use in Great Britain in 2005 as a result of its addictive properties - are among the top 50 products reimbursed by medical schemes in South Africa.
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Patients given old medicine

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:41:00 +0200

An investigation by Dispatch Crusaders has uncovered numerous expired medicines in the dispensary of an East London doctor.
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Prospan Cough Syrup hits the gym

Mon, 25 May 2009 15:23:00 +0200

Austell Laboratories has appointed washroom advertising agency, TLC for a period of six months to promote two of its products as it seeks to gain market share among nightlife patrons and gym-going, health-conscious men and women.
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Nicotine replacement therapy added to WHO Model List of Essential Medicines

Mon, 25 May 2009 09:19:00 +0200

The World Health Organisation, in April 2009, added nicotine replacement therapy products (NRT) (patches and gums) to the 16th revision of the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, under the category of medicines used in substance dependence programmes.
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Vital launches Cranberry Complex and Arthrit Ease

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:47:00 +0200

Vital has launched two new products in its condition specific range - Vital Cranberry Complex and Vital Arthrit Ease to help with UTIs in women and relief of arthritis-associated pain respectively.
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Southern Africa: Not enough drugs to handle a pandemic

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:44:00 +0200

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa, the country with the most resources in Africa, has two suspected cases of swine flu, but does not have adequate supplies of the antiviral drugs known to be effective in treating the rapidly spreading disease that has so far claimed more than 150 lives in Mexico, according to an expert.
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Cipla develops oseltamivir against swine flu

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:25:00 +0200

Local pharmaceutical company Cipla has recently released Cipla-Oseltamivir, an antiviral flu medication, which could help against swine flu. Osteltamivir is used to both prevent and treat influenza infection in adults and children older than one year of age.
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Z-CARD® provides marketing cure for pharmaceutical industry

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:04:00 +0200

Creativity and the many positive associations attributed to the word, is perhaps more linked to industries such as marketing, advertising and design.
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Bitter pill for pharmacists as risk of liability rises

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:52:00 +0200

Substituting branded for generic medicines may result in litigation
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