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Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies must handle returned drugs better

Mpho Sharon Makaleng 1 Oct 2020

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Why can't Africa manufacture the medicines it needs?

Janet Byaruhanga 28 Sep 2020

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What South Africa is doing to protect and share traditional medicine resources

Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, Martha Pinkoane & Tozama Qwebani-Ogunleye 25 Sep 2020

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Only one in 10 medical treatments are backed by high-quality evidence

Jeremy Howick 23 Sep 2020

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SAHPRA extends Keytruda approval to lung and bladder cancer treatment

2 Sep 2020

How Dis-Chem customers changed their shopping behaviour during lockdown

How Dis-Chem customers changed their shopping behaviour during lockdown

31 Aug 2020

Lizeth Kruger, national clinic manager, Dis-Chem

#WomensMonth: Covid-19 taught Lizeth Kruger to adapt to change

Nicci Botha 27 Aug 2020

Why Africa needs more antibiotic trials involving children

Why Africa needs more antibiotic trials involving children

Pui-Ying Iroh Tam 4 Aug 2020

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Non-medical use of prescription drugs among skilled workers: a pilot study in Nigeria

Samson Femi Agberotimi 25 Jun 2020

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How Covid-19 is fast-tracking progress in air freight supply chains

24 Jun 2020

How is Covid-19 boosting SA's cough, cold and flu remedies market?

How is Covid-19 boosting SA's cough, cold and flu remedies market?

Insight Survey 22 Jun 2020

Steroid shows promise in treating serious Covid-19 cases

Steroid shows promise in treating serious Covid-19 cases

17 Jun 2020

Collaboration key to helping pharma supply chains weather Covid-19 storm

Collaboration key to helping pharma supply chains weather Covid-19 storm

11 Jun 2020

The World Health Organisation has suspended the use of hydroxychloroquine in a global drug trial. George Frey/AFP via Getty Images

Why it's vital to look beyond the hype about repurposed malaria drugs

Marguerite Blignaut 8 Jun 2020

The case for avoiding price controls in times of crisis: they don't work

The case for avoiding price controls in times of crisis: they don't work

Willem H. Boshoff 14 May 2020

SA to breathe easier with landmark OBEL Respiclear range

SA to breathe easier with landmark OBEL Respiclear range

ACDOCO SA 12 May 2020

#LockdownLessons: Build for post-Covid, says Iyeza Health's Sizwe Nzima

#LockdownLessons: Build for post-Covid, says Iyeza Health's Sizwe Nzima

Sindy Peters 11 May 2020

KZN pharmacy admits to excessive pricing of face masks

KZN pharmacy admits to excessive pricing of face masks

8 May 2020

Dis-Chem charged with inflating prices of face masks

Dis-Chem charged with inflating prices of face masks

24 Apr 2020

Mr D Food-MediRite partnership delivers medicine to your door

Mr D Food-MediRite partnership delivers medicine to your door

9 Apr 2020

More clinical trials in African countries can help ensure that any vaccines or treatments developed cater to the continent’s genetic diversity. CELLOU BINANI/AFP via Getty Images

Few clinical trials are done in Africa: Covid-19 shows why this urgently needs to change

Jenniffer Mabuka-Maroa 7 Apr 2020

Gut Microbiome testing now available in South Africa

Gut Microbiome testing now available in South Africa

Viome 2 Apr 2020

Covid-19: Commission to deal with suppliers who inflate prices

Covid-19: Commission to deal with suppliers who inflate prices

23 Mar 2020

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Vaccines without needles - new shelf-stable film could revolutionise how medicines are distributed worldwide

Maria Croyle 6 Mar 2020

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Clinical trials: how to make informed consent more ethical

Jeremy Howick 19 Feb 2020

The government must harness analytical technologies developed by pharmaceutical scientists in Nigeria Sebastian Condrea/GettyImages

What I've learnt about drug testing in Nigeria over the last 20 years

Sunday Olakunle Idowu 18 Feb 2020

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Medical waste offers insights into South Africa's use of pharmaceuticals

Rebecca Hodes 12 Feb 2020

Traditional medicines sold at a South African market.
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The story of the pharma giant and the African yam

William Beinart 10 Feb 2020

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A history of how sedatives took hold in white South Africa

Julie Parle 7 Feb 2020

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Secret histories of drugs - legal and illegal - in southern Africa

Thembisa Waetjen, Julie Parle & Rebecca Hodes 30 Jan 2020

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