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Pricing, Value and Volume:
How Generics and Biosimilars Sustain Access in a Constrained Healthcare Environment

by webmaster | Jun 23, 2026 | Generic & Biosimilar Insights

Healthcare systems globally continue to face increasing pressure from rising treatment demand, constrained healthcare budgets and growing chronic disease burdens. In South Africa, these challenges exist alongside the need to expand access to essential medicines across...

Winter Demands and Generics:
How Seasonal Illness Shapes Medicine Supply and Substitution

by webmaster | Jun 15, 2026 | Generic & Biosimilar Insights

As winter approaches in South Africa, healthcare systems typically experience a noticeable increase in demand for medicines linked to seasonal illness. Respiratory infections, influenza, asthma complications, and secondary bacterial infections often rise during colder...

Pharmacist Adoption of Generics and Biosimilars: Supporting Access and Confidence

by webmaster | Jun 4, 2026 | Generic & Biosimilar Insights

Pharmacists play a central role in how medicines are used at the point of care, particularly in the adoption of generics and biosimilars. While regulatory authorities ensure that these medicines meet established standards for quality, safety, and efficacy, their...

Trusted Through Standards: How GBMSA Members Uphold Quality, Safety, and Reliability in Medicines

by webmaster | May 27, 2026 | Generic & Biosimilar Insights

Confidence in medicines is built over time through consistent quality, reliable supply, and adherence to well-defined standards. In South Africa, manufacturers represented within the generics, biosimilars, and medicines sector operate within a structured regulatory...

Cold Chain and Critical Care: Why Storage and Transport Matter More Than We Think

by webmaster | May 14, 2026 | Generic & Biosimilar Insights

The quality and effectiveness of many medicines depend not only on how they are manufactured, but also on how they are stored and transported throughout the supply chain. Temperature-sensitive products such as vaccines, insulin, and biologic therapies require strict...

From Prescription to Patient: Understanding the Journey of a Medicine in South Africa

by webmaster | May 6, 2026 | Generic & Biosimilar Insights

The availability of medicines at facility level is the result of a structured process that spans multiple stages, from regulatory approval through to final dispensing. Each step in this pathway is governed by defined systems and responsibilities, and the interaction...
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