Ethical issues around access to OTC medicine in SA

In the South African (SA) public sector (covering healthcare for ~85% of the population), how are OTC medicines managed?

The Private sector has several stakeholders in the OTC value chain – many with conflict of interest and exposed
to perverse incentives. These stakeholders include:

The current debate around National Health Insurance (NHI) in SA is firmly based on access to healthcare being a
right, but certainly within the private sector, the preliminary findings of the Health Market Inquiry, which focused
on private hospitals, specialists and medical schemes, indicate that healthcare is commoditized

According to SA Pharmacy Council’s applicable code of conduct, what should the pharmacist’s goal in the
provision of medicine therapy be?.

What are the 3 pillars of managed healthcare?

Single-exit-price legislation requires notification of the following:

Great focus is directed towards the OTC benefit, directly funded by the beneficiary, often with a co-payment
however there is a willingness to exhaust the benefit rather than extend its value by accessing equivalent but
lower-cost products

Choose the correct statement

The moral and ethical issues around OTC medicines involve:

What does the EML include?