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Medicines Information Centre

Our drug information pharmacists have been providing free, accurate, evidence-based advice to healthcare workers since 1980. We are based in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, at the University of Cape Town.

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Our aim with MIC News is to keep you up to date with current issues, including the safety, efficacy and availability of medicines.

Vector control for malaria

Chaccour and colleagues published an interesting study in the NEJM investigating whether giving ivermectin monthly for 3 months during the rainy season would reduce the incidence of malaria compared to albendazole.

Lignocaine dosing errors for local anaesthesia

Recent media reports highlighted another tragic case of incorrect lignocaine dosing for local anaesthesia resulting in the death of a teenage boy.

Perspective on the latest weight loss treatments

An opinion piece by a gastroenterologist specialising in obesity treatment is a good reminder that in the real world all medicines have a downside.

SA HIV/TB Hotline App

South Africa's best application for healthcare workers to answer all queries related to HIV and TB, including a drug-interaction checker. Available on Android and Apple phones.

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Access medicines information effortlessly

The SAMF (South African Medicines Formulary) has been a trusted reference resource for South African healthcare workers since 1988. Your favourite reference is now available digitally.

Poster summary of guidelines

Download our posters and educational material. The posters are summaries of the latest guidelines. Print them, put them up in the clinic, and remember to phone if you get stuck.

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