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Cipla wins court fight over HIV pill tender

R12.6-billion HIV pill contracts must be redone

Tenofovir, lamivudine and dolutegravir are arguably the three most important medicines in South Africa. Archive photo: GroundUp Staff

A court has set aside the awards for the daily HIV pill in a R15.5-billion antiretroviral tender.
Two winning bidders are excluded because the licence for the factory they relied on had expired before bidding closed.
The health department has 120 days to redo the awards, while current suppliers will keep delivering in the meantime.

The National Department of Health has been ordered to reconsider the companies awarded “one of the largest and most significant tenders of its kind”.
Tenofovir, lamivudine and dolutegravir are arguably the three most important medicines in South Africa. They constitute the first-choice standard ARV regimen in the…

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