by Chandré Blignaut | Oct 21, 2020 | Featured, JEMDSA, SAGP, SAPJ
SA’s leading provider of CVS medicine launches two new valsartan products Pharma Dynamics, the country’s leading supplier of cardiovascular medicine, has introduced Regoval (valsartan) and Regoval Co (valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide). Valsartan is an angiotensin...
by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 22, 2020 | Featured, JEMDSA, News
South Africans at increasing risk of vision loss With an ever-growing number of South Africans diagnosed with diabetes and an ageing population, loss of vision due to diabetic eye complications and age-related visual conditions is on the rise. Diabetic retinopathy, a...
by Chandré Blignaut | Jul 27, 2020 | Featured, JEMDSA, News
Uncontrolled diabetes makes the fight against COVID-19 harder Since being declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO)[1] earlier this year, COVID-19 cases around the world have continued to increase at an alarming rate with over 11 million[2]...
by Chandré Blignaut | Dec 10, 2019 | Featured, JEMDSA, News, PNT, SAJCN, SAPA, SAPJ
Obesity in patients – the importance of broaching the topic and the benefits of pharmacotherapy as an adjunct The World Health Organization has found that more than 28% of adults in South Africa are obese, the highest obesity rate amongst sub-Saharan African...
by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 10, 2019 | Featured, JEMDSA, News, PNT, SAPJ
Newly forged partnership set to revolutionise disposal of hazardous medical waste in SA Tech and know-how combines to deliver sustainable healthcare risk waste management The safe and effective management of healthcare waste emanating from hospitals and other...
by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 10, 2019 | Featured, JEMDSA, News, PNT, SAFP, SAJAA, SAPJ, WHSA
Medical industry duty of care: onerous, but necessary A recent study on the state of medical waste management in rural South Africa has revealed that areas of the country are underprepared to deal with multiple forms of potentially-hazardous materials. If left...
