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Discovery Health said the increase in the cost of biologics was well above the general health care inflation rate.

Biologics, used to treat conditions like cancer and multiple sclerosis, are produced using live organisms, some extracted from animals or humans.

Between 1990 and 2010, the number of biotech drugs in South Africa increased from 10 to 210.

According to the report, Discovery Health increased its spend on these specialised drugs by 28.5 percent, well in excess of the 7.5 percent increase in the cost of claims.

It estimated that biologics would account for almost half of total chronic medication spend by 2016, but only 10 percent of people requiring chronic treatment would be able to afford them.

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Jul 18, 2012

galaxy4

yah... vele that Nyawupe its afforadable kids at townships are dying
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Jul 18, 2012

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galaxy4
yah... vele that Nyawupe its afforadable kids at townships are dying


o bua kang nou .aaiiii
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Jul 18, 2012

7040360

Biological drug le nyaope di kopana kae
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Jul 19, 2012

seutullamakunutu

Medical aids should stop ripping us off man !

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Jul 19, 2012

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seutullamakunutu
Medical aids should stop ripping us off man !

y a u sayin that vele ?
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