US EditionBig Pharma's Johnson & Johnson under investigation in South Africa over 'excessive' drug prices
- Johnson & Johnson's South African subsidiary is being investigated for potentially charging excessive prices for the tuberculosis drug bedaquiline, which is vital for treating drug-resistant TB.
- South Africa, which has the highest number of people living with HIV in the world, is particularly affected by TB, with the disease being the leading cause of death in the country.
- Health advocacy groups in South Africa claim that the country pays more than twice as much for bedaquiline compared to other low- and middle-income countries.
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Johnson & Johnson under investigation in South Africa over 'excessive' drug prices
US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson is under investigation in South Africa for allegedly charging "excessive" prices for a key tuberculosis drug, the country's antitrust regulator said on Friday.
Johnson & Johnson under investigation in South Africa over ‘excessive’ drug prices
*Attached video: Ohio health officials warns of potential 'tripledemic' of viruses this winter CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S.-based pharmaceuticals company Johnson & Johnson is being investigated in South Africa for allegedly charging “excessive” prices for a key tuberculosis drug, the country's antitrust regulator said Friday. J&J's Belgium-based subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals is also under investigation, South Africa's Competition Com…
Big Pharma's Johnson & Johnson under investigation in South Africa over 'excessive' drug prices
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- U.S.-based pharmaceuticals company Johnson & Johnson is being investigated in South Africa for allegedly charging "excessive" prices for a key tuberculosis drug, the country's antitrust regulator said Friday.
Big Pharma's Johnson & Johnson under investigation in South Africa over 'excessive' drug prices
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S.-based pharmaceuticals company Johnson & Johnson is being investigated in South Africa for allegedly charging “excessive” prices for a key tuberculosis drug, the country’s […]
Big Pharma's Johnson & Johnson under investigation in South Africa over 'excessive' drug prices
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S.-based pharmaceuticals company Johnson & Johnson is being investigated in South Africa for allegedly charging “excessive” prices for a key tuberculosis drug, the country's antitrust regulator said Friday.
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