by trevor.allen.bernhardt@gmail.com | Jun 25, 2026 | Free
US prescription drug spending will top $560 billion in 2026, according to current projections. This would represent an 8.2% increase from the previous year. Image | JK Kyoto | Adobe Stock/836690597 Growing demand for obesity and diabetes treatments is partly driving...
by trevor.allen.bernhardt@gmail.com | Jun 23, 2026 | Free
The High Court has temporarily stopped pharmacy group iDexis from manufacturing, supplying and marketing weight-loss medicines containing semaglutide. Image | Marc Bruxelle | 123rf/219368006 The iDexis semaglutide ban follows an application by Danish pharmaceutical...
by trevor.allen.bernhardt@gmail.com | Jun 23, 2026 | Free
The head of the FW de Klerk Foundation has urged US President Donald Trump to reconsider the reported withdrawal of HIV-related funding from South Africa. The debate around SA’s PEPFAR Funding has become increasingly important as it impacts countless lives in...
by trevor.allen.bernhardt@gmail.com | Jun 22, 2026 | Free
South Africa is facing severe supply constraints of several widely used birth control brands. Manufacturing disruptions at Aspen Pharmacare have triggered these stockouts. The Department of Health and the major pharmacy chain Clicks confirmed the disruption this week....
by trevor.allen.bernhardt@gmail.com | Jun 19, 2026 | Free
The South African Society of Physiotherapy has lost its legal challenge against medical scheme clawbacks. The High Court in Pretoria dismissed the society’s application to have Section 59(3) of the Medical Schemes Act declared unconstitutional and invalid. Image |...
