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In-depth: SA pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe HIV treatment

Posted in: HIV/AIDS, Latest

In what Spotlight understands to be a world-first, South Africa is on the brink of allowing pharmacists with the required permits to prescribe HIV medicines without people first having to get a script from a doctor or nurse. Catherine Tomlinson investigates how it will work and why it may be just the boost the country’s HIV response needs.

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In-depth: SA pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe HIV treatment

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