Court rejects ‘unlawful medicines seizure’


The Cape High Court has rejected an application by a local pharmaceuticals company claiming a department of health seizure of medicines at their premises was unlawful.

Tokai-based BCC Pharmaceuticals made this claim in an application against the minister of health, the Medicines Control Council and the minister of safety and security.

By Fatima Schroeder

25 September 2006

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