OPINION | Competition law has again worked to fight a bad drug patent, but we need other solutions | News24
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A Competition Commission probe led to the dropping of a patent on a key tuberculosis…

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OPINION | Competition law has again worked to fight a bad drug patent, but we need other solutions | News24

Depressed fish? How Prozac in lakes and rivers may harm aquatic life | Business
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Traces of anti-depressant Prozac, have been detected in lakes and rivers and may be affecting…

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Depressed fish? How Prozac in lakes and rivers may harm aquatic life | Business

A dose of their own medicine: Should SA force big drug makers to let others make insulin pens too? | News24
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South Africans have a right to use insulin pens, but these are running out…

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A dose of their own medicine: Should SA force big drug makers to let others make insulin pens too? | News24

Joburg woman drops case against US drug giant after cystic fibrosis medicine price cut  | News24
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Cheri Nel, a Johannesburg-based investment banker, has dropped a potentially landmark court case against Vertex…

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Joburg woman drops case against US drug giant after cystic fibrosis medicine price cut | News24

Long-jailed Former Philippine Senator Who Fought Duterte’s Drug Crackdown Freed on Bail
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MANILA, Philippines —  A Philippine court on Monday freed on bail a former senator jailed…

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Long-jailed Former Philippine Senator Who Fought Duterte’s Drug Crackdown Freed on Bail

South Africa: Life-Saving TB Drug Is Now Cheaper in South Africa, but Not As Cheap As It Can Be
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Johnson & Johnson has agreed to drop the price of bedaquiline to the South African…

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South Africa: Life-Saving TB Drug Is Now Cheaper in South Africa, but Not As Cheap As It Can Be