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HIV/AIDS

HIV drug trial shows injection twice-yearly 100% effective against infection

Linda-Gail Bekker 5 Jul 2024

Generics and biosimilars - champion cost-savers in the healthcare industry

Pharmaceuticals

Generics and biosimilars - champion cost-savers in the healthcare industry

Issued by Bonitas 6 Jul 2021

Hospital staff in Lagos, Nigeria, administer the AstraZeneca vaccine. AP Photo/Sunday Alamba

Covid-19

How to get Covid-19 vaccines to poor countries - and still keep patent benefits for drugmakers

Dalindyebo Shabalala 16 Apr 2021

Workers at India’s biggest syringe manufacturer ramp up production in September 2020 in race to meet Covid-19 vaccine-driven demand. Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Why India is banking on health diplomacy to grow African footprint

Dan Banik & Renu Modik 26 Mar 2021

South Africa does not have large-scale vaccine manufacturing capability. Shutterstock

Covid-19

Vaccine production in South Africa: how an industry in its infancy can be developed

Jeffrey Dorfman & Frank Kirstein 21 Jan 2021

Generic medicines - The cost-effective copycat

Pharmaceuticals

Generic medicines - The cost-effective copycat

Issued by Bonitas 29 May 2018

Chris Sutherland, managing director of Farmovs, Prof Francis Petersen, rector and vice-chancellor, and Dr Glen Taylor, senior director of research developement. Photo: Johan Roux

Medical Research

UFS acquires clinical research company

12 Mar 2018

Screengrab from the Clicks health hub.

Retailers

Value offerings enable increased profit

25 Apr 2017

Wanted: affordable medicines for all

Pharmaceuticals

Wanted: affordable medicines for all

Franck Kuwonu 13 Feb 2017

Why generics are money savers

Pharmaceuticals

Why generics are money savers

3 Feb 2017

Is big pharma trying to muscle out the natural medicine industry?

Pharmaceuticals

Is big pharma trying to muscle out the natural medicine industry?

Daleen Totten 25 Jul 2016

The 'Pharms race' and post-economic crisis

Pharmaceuticals

The 'Pharms race' and post-economic crisis

9 Dec 2014

Rising healthcare care costs set to drop with release of new IV generic drugs

Generic Medicines

Rising healthcare care costs set to drop with release of new IV generic drugs

17 Nov 2014

Registering drugs once could halve cost of medication

Pharmaceuticals

Registering drugs once could halve cost of medication

21 Aug 2014

Drug makers battle over Pill

Generic Medicines

Drug makers battle over Pill

10 Oct 2013

Increased use of generic medicines could save millions

Generic Medicines

Increased use of generic medicines could save millions

26 Sep 2013

Trends

Summer trends in US retail

Jennifer Lynn 14 Aug 2013

Generic companies free from prosecution

Pharmaceuticals

Generic companies free from prosecution

26 Jun 2013

Generic Medicines

Bringing down healthcare costs with generics

Dr Anban Pillay 11 Jun 2013

Ranbaxy sold adulterated drugs in US

Pharmaceuticals

Ranbaxy sold adulterated drugs in US

15 May 2013

Legal

Why the Novartis patent refusal puts evergreening back in the spotlight

Rowan Forster and Kirsten Dinnes 29 Apr 2013

Drug importers fear local content

Manufacturing

Drug importers fear local content

Tamar Kahn 11 Apr 2012

Drug importers fear local content

Administration

Drug importers fear local content

Tamar Kahn 11 Apr 2012

Manufacturing

NAPM: preferential list sidelines cheap medicines importers

10 Apr 2012

Generic Medicines

Generics vs branded drugs: get what you believe

Dr Karen Koch 3 Feb 2012

Generic Medicines

South African's overcharged for medicines

17 Nov 2011

Comparing apples with pears - the SA pharmaceutical market is not the same as the US one!

Generic Medicines

Comparing apples with pears - the SA pharmaceutical market is not the same as the US one!

Alexis Apostolidis 20 Oct 2011

Regulatory

Generic article fails to take South Africa law into account

Alexis Apostolidis 19 Oct 2011

Pharmaceuticals

Call for SA to heed US pharmaceutical report

30 Sep 2011

Generic Medicines

First International Generic Medicines conference in Africa

17 Aug 2011

Distribution

Indian drug firms use SA as launch pad to continent

24 May 2011

Public Health

Health issues in Africa on agenda for World Health Day

7 Apr 2011

Generic Medicines

New study finds physicians comfortable with efficacy of generic medications

12 Jan 2011

Retail

"Anti-counterfeit deal threatens accessibility of drugs"

Adam Robert Green 30 Jun 2010

Pharmaceuticals

Is cost containment impacting pharmaceutical innovation?

Dr. Sandra Reynolds 4 Sep 2008

Pharmaceuticals

Pharmacovigilance in the spotlight

Ruchi Mallya 5 Jun 2008

Pharmaceuticals

‘Conservative' pharma slow to take advantage of online marketing opportunities

Dr Sandra Reynolds 23 Apr 2008

Pharmaceuticals

Cash-strapped governments, patent expiries, fuel generics growth

Pam Narang 17 Apr 2008

Retail

Africa needs access to affordable medicine

Bathandwa Mbola 20 Feb 2008