‘Last resort’: Health dept relied on alternative medication long before shortage hit – News24
‘Last resort’: Health dept relied on alternative medication long before shortage hit News24Patients left without chronic medication as Gauteng…
South Africa Essential Medicine Shortages: What’s Being Imported
South Africa is currently relying on special regulatory authorisations to secure a range of essential medicines used in…
SAHPRA Recalls Specific ENO, Aqueous Cream and Nintedanib Batches
South Africans are being urged to check certain healthcare products following the recall of specific batches of ENO…
SAHPRA recalls Semaglutide, Tirzepatide products over safety concerns
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has announced the immediate recall of compounded Semaglutide, Tirzepatide and…
How to use the anti-HIV jab — and where to find it
The six-monthly anti-HIV jab, which prevents HIV through sex, is now stocked for free at 360 government clinics…
Weight-loss doctor claims smear campaign as authorities probe injectable drugs
Dr Tommie Smook denies his practice supplied any of the weight-loss injections recently recalled by Sahpra. Be among…
Sahpra cracks down on illegal weight-loss drugs as GLP-1 demand booms
South Africa’s medicines regulator and pharmacy watchdog have intensified a crackdown on the unlawful manufacture and distribution of…
Pharmacy ordered to recall unregistered weight-loss medicines after raid
THE South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) have launched a…
Fake medicines in SA: How regulators are trying to fix the problem
Substandard and falsified medical products pose a threat to people’s health. From unregulated weight loss injections to unsafe…