[TOP STORY] Sahpra to halve medicine approval times to boost local manufacturing

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‘It's certainly a start. There are a range of measures that the South African government needs to take in order to further industrialise the pharmaceutical sector and narrow the trade deficit,’ says Pharmisa chair, Dr Stavros Nicolaou.

16 Jul 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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