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Medicines Information Centre 021 406 6829
A Drug Information Service for Health Professionals provided by specially trained pharmacists. The Medicines Information Centre (MIC) is situated in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine at the University of Cape Town's...
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HIV & TB Health Care Worker Hotline
HIV & TB Health Care Worker Hotline
The MIC, in collaboration with the Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) and PEPFAR/USAID, run the National HIV...
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The HIV & TB HCW Hotline App provides contact details, information and resources on HIV and TB.
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News

Thursday, 22 August 2019
Dear Doctor letter: Avoid concomitant use of fluoroquinolones and ACEI/ARBs

A medicine safety letter highlights the risk of acute kidney injury in patients treated with fluoroquinolones concomitantly with ace-inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs).

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Publication Date:
Fri, 02 Aug 2019 - 11:30
Is the Advertising Regulatory Board too lenient?

Times Live reported on a case of a doctor reporting an ad to the Advertising Regulatory Board. They can only rule on whether advertising is misleading or not and this is where SAHPRA comes in.

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Publication Date:
Fri, 02 Aug 2019 - 11:30
Bedaquiline ADRs: published by one of our pharmacists

Jackie, one of our knowledgeable pharmacists, has been published in BMC Infectious Diseases. She and her co-authors evaluated spontaneously reported cases of ADRs to bedaquiline.

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Publication Date:
Mon, 24 Jun 2019 - 11:45
Managing antimicrobial resistance in SA hospitals

Antimicrobial resistance is a huge concern. The National Department of Health have released guidelines.

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Publication Date:
Wed, 01 May 2019 - 09:15

Contact Us

T: 021 406 6829

HIV & TB HCW Hotline: 0800 212 506 or 021 406 6782

Please Call Me/SMS: 071 840 1572

E-mail: pha-mic@uct.ac.za

The information shared on these pages is intended for use by health professionals. It has been compiled from information available to the National HIV & TB Health Care Worker Hotline based at the Medicines Information Centre, and although the greatest care has been taken, the Medicines Information Centre does not accept responsibility for errors or omissions.