https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/716.html South Africa Medical Law news 15 Medical Law news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/716.html en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:12:17 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/buying-ozempic-on-instagram-is-a-major-red-flag-warns-novo-nordisk-969334a Novo Nordisk’s vice president and general manager in South Africa, Sara Norcross, said that online spaces are increasingly blurring the line between visibility and legitimacy as social media influencers, online stores, and messaging apps sell illicit and unregulated weight-loss drugs. She recently participated in the Pharmaceutical Task Group (PTG) Media in Sandton. 1-272604 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bayer-faces-a-lawsuit-over-unplanned-pregnancies-linked-to-defective-birth-control-308818a A law firm has indicated that more than 300 women have initiated a lawsuit over Bayer’s recalled batch of Yaz Plus contraceptives in 2024. 1-271543 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-chatgpt-cant-get-you-out-of-medical-malpractice-claim-412089a South African healthcare has been significantly transformed by the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). Now an integral part of the system, AI prompts a new challenge: balancing reliance on it with maintaining clinical accountability. 1-270205 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/novo-nordisk-v-idexis-whats-in-a-name-or-in-this-case-a-compounded-medicine-634621a The legal battle between Novo Nordisk and Pretoria-based pharmacy group iDexis could reshape South Africa’s compounding medicine landscape. 1-270161 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/idexis-appeals-high-courts-ruling-on-novo-nordisk-weight-loss-drugs-286477a Pretoria-based pharmacy group iDexis said it had applied to appeal a court judgment that curbed its production of compounded weight-loss medicines, disputing allegations about product safety and regulatory compliance. 1-269880 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/after-novo-nordisk-legal-action-pretoria-pharmacys-ozempic-copies-recalled-064245a South African health regulators are recalling weight-loss medicines compounded by a local pharmacy group, iDexis, and have warned healthcare professionals that prescribing, dispensing or holding stock of these drugs could lead to disciplinary action. 1-269807 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/when-can-a-medical-scheme-terminate-membership-for-non-disclosure-620721a The question of when a medical scheme may terminate membership due to non-disclosure was considered relatively settled in South African law. However, the Constitutional Court’s decision in Carlo Swanepoel N.O v Profmed Medical Scheme [2024] ZACC 23 has revisited both the duty to disclose and the threshold for material non-disclosure, and for many observers, the Court’s reasoning raises an uneasy question: does it fully reflect the practical realities within which medical schemes operate? 1-269761 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/21-year-court-battle-over-tb-in-prisons-ends-in-r1m-payout-397268a Most of the payout is interest calculated from when state’s liability for TB contraction in prisons was established in 2012. 1-269493 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/high-court-rules-medical-schemes-may-recover-fraudulent-payments-620241a The High Court has dismissed an application by the South African Society of Physiotherapy (SASP) that sought to challenge the constitutionality of Section 59(3) of the Medical Schemes Act (MSA). 1-269241 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/pretoria-pharmacy-loses-to-novo-nordisk-in-weight-loss-drug-battle-620271a The Gauteng High Court issued an interim order to prevent a local pharmacy group from manufacturing and selling weight-loss medicines containing semaglutide, the key ingredient in Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy. 1-269221 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa