#InsideTheBox with Dr Andy Gray | Are clinical trial participants in South Africa protected?

#InsideTheBox with Dr Andy Gray | Are clinical trial participants in South Africa protected?

Clinical trial participants appear to be well protected in South Africa, particularly as the country’s guidelines recognise the risks of research with international collaborators. The sudden end of US-funded clinical trials, however, is exposing some limitations of ethics codes and guidelines, argues Dr Andy Gray.

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#InsideTheBox with Dr Andy Gray | Who can prescribe medicines in SA?

#InsideTheBox with Dr Andy Gray | Who can prescribe medicines in SA?

What medicines do you need prescriptions for and who is authorised to write those prescriptions is not a straight-forward matter. In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray explains how the system works now and sets out how it might be improved.

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#InsideTheBox with Dr Andy Gray | Essential medicines – essential to whom?

#InsideTheBox with Dr Andy Gray | Essential medicines – essential to whom?

In the first of a new series of monthly columns for Spotlight, Dr Andy Gray considers what we mean when we refer to medicines as ‘essential’ – something that is routinely done by the WHO and the health authorities in many countries.

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