SPOTLIGHT Codeine addiction in South Africa — new guideline aims to curb abuse 2 min 0 By Jesse Copelyn for Spotlight
DOSE OF CAUTION OP-ED Confronting the crisis of unsafe medicines in Africa — a call for heightened regulatory vigilance 3 min 1 By Lenias Hwenda, Farai Masekela and Wayne Muller
MEDICINE WITHDRAWAL Popular South Africa cough syrup brands pulled from shelves over safety fears 3 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS Gambia police link child deaths to cough syrup imported by US firm 2 min 1 By Reuters
PUBLIC SERVICE WARNING Regulator warns of possible SA availability of lethal cough medicine responsible for child deaths in Gambia 2 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
BHEKISISA Purple menace – South African teens embrace codeine-fuelled DIY high 8 min 3 By Zano Kunene, Linda Pretorius and Joan van Dyk
BHEKISISA OP-ED The minister and the metaphor – a patient’s guide to legal medicine imports 6 min 0 By Salomé Meyer and Andy Gray
