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Exchange rate hurting chronic drug suppliers – but ARV pipeline safe, says govt

Chris Bateman

Abstract


The government has categorically denied that there is any danger of antiretroviral (ARV) drug supplies running short or drying up following a claim from one of their three suppliers, Aspen Pharmaceuticals, that insufficient relief on the dismal rand exchange rate and single exit price (SEP) is creating a net loss.


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Chris Bateman, HMPG, South Africa

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Keywords

Antiretrovirals; Drug supplies; Exchange rate; Single exit price

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South African Medical Journal 2014;104(7):461-463. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.8540

Article History

Date submitted: 2014-06-08
Date published: 2014-06-10

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