A new drug-resistant tuberculosis ( DR-TB) treatment regimen will be available to pregnant women and […]
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South Africa will now be paying 40% less for the multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) drug bedaquiline. […]
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Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) recently announced that it would lift patents on the […]
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Current patent laws granted J&J monopoly status, thus preventing cheaper generics from entering the South […]
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