When you visit your doctor, you might assume that the treatment they prescribe has solid evidence to back it up. But you'd be wrong...
A drug used to treat metastatic melanoma and second-line metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) has been approved for the treatment of bladder cancer and first-line NSCLC by the SAHPRA.
2 Sep 2020
Leading pharmaceutical company, Adcock Ingram (Pty) Ltd, is pleased to announce the launch of Bioplus Vit-ality, a new daily vitamin and mineral supplement range...
BIOPLUS® VIT-ALITY 1 Sep 2020
Dis-Chem said online sales grew 344% from 1 March to 15 August. "Covid-19 has matured the e-commerce environment and consumer adaption by 3 to 5 years," the group said...
31 Aug 2020
Out of the three things Covid-19 taught Lizeth Kruger, national clinic manager at Dis-Chem, probably the most important is that you have to adapt to change as quickly as possible...
Nicci Botha 27 Aug 2020
The information generated by testing and a review of bloodstream pathogen sensitivity data at the Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme over the last 20 years has shown why there should be more clinical trials involving children, especially in low-income countries...
Pui-Ying Iroh Tam 4 Aug 2020
Remdesivir, a medicine which could make a difference in the management of severe Covid-19 disease, is available in South Africa now...
Cipla 4 Aug 2020
South African singer and entertainer Emo Adams along with renowned local artists are lending their voices to sing the iconic classic Bill Withers song, "Lean on Me", to uplift the spirits of all South Africans during these unprecedented times...
Cipla 28 Jul 2020
Borderless Access conducted a survey to understand perceptions around medical travel consultations and what advice people will seek from medical professionals, once travel restrictions open up...
Borderless Access 15 Jul 2020
A local health company has developed an immune-boosting supplement specifically for a vulnerable community to help protect against infections like Covid-19 and is donating a month's supply to 10,000 residents...
Leap Communications 14 Jul 2020
Cipla through a landmark agreement with Gilead Sciences Inc., was granted a license to manufacture and distribute the antiviral medicine, remdesivir, in 127 countries, including South Africa...
Cipla 6 Jul 2020
More than ever, the world is facing a challenge of non-medical use of prescription drugs among people of all ages, genders and occupations. Evidence show that pharmaceutical opioids, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and amphetamines are the most common types of prescription medication used in a non-medical context...
Samson Femi Agberotimi 25 Jun 2020
Few - if any - air freight supply chain stakeholders envisaged a global pandemic and air-traffic shutdown in their business continuity plans, and all had to react quickly, collaboratively and innovatively to cope with the disruption...
24 Jun 2020
Insight Survey's latest SA Cough, Cold and Flu Remedies Industry Landscape Report 2020 uncovers the global and local cough, cold and flu remedies market based on the latest information and research...
Insight Survey 22 Jun 2020
