Daily Maverick
BHEKISISA: The first generic weight loss drug has hit SA — will it be enough to kill the black market?
By Tanya Pampalone, Mia Malan and Anna-Maria van Niekerk
South Africa’s first generic semaglutide injection arrived in August, with many more expected. More competition should push down the price of blockbuster GLP-1 drugs – but will they become cheap enough to stamp out a booming black market and reach the public-sector patients who need them?