Adcock Ingram unit referred to Competition Tribunal over alleged excessive pricing of dialysis products

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · Jun 04, 2026 · 691 words · By Neesa Moodley

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The Competition Commission said the complaint relates to peritoneal dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy products supplied by Adcock Ingram Critical Care.

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Topics 3

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What happened

The Competition Commission said the complaint relates to peritoneal dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy products supplied by Adcock Ingram Critical Care.

Why it matters

The alleged conduct took place between July 2019 and June 2024.

Common ground

The products in question are used in renal replacement therapy, which steps in when a patient’s kidneys are no longer able to do their job.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The company is also the subject of a proposed transaction with Natco Pharma. Under the deal, Natco will acquire all shares in Adcock Ingram not already owned by Bidvest through a scheme of arrangement?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The company is also the subject of a proposed transaction with Natco Pharma. Under the deal, Natco will acquire all shares in Adcock Ingram not already owned by Bidvest through a scheme of arrangement.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “Adcock Ingram reported group turnover of R9.8-billion in its 2025 financial year”

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BusinessTech explicitly reports that Adcock Ingram reported group turnover of R9.8 billion for its 2025 financial year.

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web search NEUTRAL — Adcock Ingram reported group turnover of R9.8 billion for its 2025 financial year.For the year ended June 30, 2025, this division reported revenue of R2.19 billion, up from R2.05 billion in the previo…
https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/862580/storm-brewin…

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web search NEUTRAL — This week, it was Adcock Ingram ’s turn, splashing out 4.8bn rupees ($86m) on a drugs portfolio and a distribution network from India’s Cosme Farma.
https://www.ft.com/content/5a608ba7-29e6-3f9a-8a02-7db03a6ed…

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web search NEUTRAL — “Adcock Ingram plays an important role in the healthcare of the nation, and safety processes and emergency response teams have to be world class to protect this national resource”, said Colin Sheen, M…
https://www.goodthingsguy.com/business/adcock-ingram-critica…

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Claim 3: “If approved, Adcock Ingram will delist from the JSE and operate as a privately held company, with Bidvest as the controlling shareholder.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 4: “The Competition Commission said the complaint relates to peritoneal dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy products supplied by Adcock Ingram Critical Care.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the Competition Commission referred a complaint regarding peritoneal dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy products supplied by Adcock Ingram Critical Care.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tiger Brands Limited (JSE: TBS) is a South African packaged goods company producing everyday branded food, beverage, home and personal care products. In addition to the company's South African operati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Brands

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited, commonly known as Dis-Chem, is the second-largest retail pharmacy chain in South Africa, operating over 300 stores across Southern Africa. The company offers a wide range …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dis-Chem

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Internet Solutions (IS) is an Internet services provider for public and private sector organisations. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dimension Data Group and part of NTT. Headquartered in Sou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Solutions

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Claim 5: “It also found that Adcock Ingram Critical Care’s prices for peritoneal dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy products during the period under investigation were excessive, as they “significantly exceeded” the economic costs attributable to those products.”

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Multiple sources confirm the Commission's finding of excessive pricing for peritoneal dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy products.

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Claim 6: “The commission said an estimated 6% to 17% of South Africans are living with chronic kidney disease”

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The specific range of 6% to 17% is reported by the Sowetan and is consistent with the general prevalence ranges mentioned in other medical search results (though those results provide broader or different ranges, the specific claim is corroborated by the news source).

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web search NEUTRAL — In South Africa, the CKD prevalence reported from one study was 25.4%. No data were found for other African macro-areas. In studies that defined CKD as eGFR <60 ...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5780690/

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web search NEUTRAL — In people with diabetes or hypertension in DRC, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, and Zambia, the prevalence of CKD ranged from 4% to 24% (table), ...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X1…

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web search NEUTRAL — The regional prevalence of CKD in SSA ranges from 12.2 to 16.5%, based on a recent systematic review, but these estimates are based on mainly low-quality ...
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/8/4924

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Claim 7: “The commission is asking the tribunal to declare that Adcock Ingram Critical Care contravened the Competition Act and that it is liable for an administrative penalty of up to 10% of its annual turnover.”

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While the referral to the tribunal is corroborated, the specific request for a penalty of up to 10% of annual turnover is not explicitly detailed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though it is a standard Competition Act penalty.

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web search NEUTRAL — The political gains of the first 25 years of democratic South Africa would have been meaningless, had there not been the corollary of looking to find similar ...
https://www.compcom.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Competi…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Competition Commission has referred Audatex South Africa to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution over alleged price discrimination in the pricing ...
https://www.instagram.com/compcomsa/?hl=en

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 28, 2022 ... The Competition Commission (“Commission”) yesterday referred a complaint against Adcock Ingram Critical Care (Pty) Ltd (“AICC”) to the ...
https://www.golegal.co.za/dawn-raids-commission/

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Claim 8: “trading profit in the hospital division slipped slightly to R125.3-million from R128.4-million.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific trading profit figures (R125.3-million vs R128.4-million) for the hospital division.

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Claim 9: “The division also reported R558.1-million in revenue from the South African government, down from R570.2-million in the prior year.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 10: “Adcock Ingram Critical Care’s activities include the manufacture and distribution of intravenous fluids and renal dialysis systems.”

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Multiple sources, including CPHI Online and African Law & Business, confirm the company manufactures and distributes intravenous fluids and renal dialysis systems.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adcock Ingram is a South African pharmaceutical manufacturer listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Adcock Ingram manufactures and markets healthcare products to both the private and public sector…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adcock_Ingram

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Netcare, officially Netcare Group Limited, is a South African private healthcare company. The group provides a range of medical services across the healthcare spectrum, and operates South Africa's lar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcare

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Claim 11: “The commission said it found that the company was dominant in the market for renal replacement therapy products in SA.”

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A web search result explicitly states that the Competition Commission found the company to be dominant in the South African market for renal replacement therapy products.

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Claim 12: “That division reported revenue of R2.19-billion for the year ended 30 June 2025, up from R2.05-billion in the previous year.”

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BusinessTech explicitly reports that the division reported revenue of R2.19 billion for the year ended June 30, 2025, up from R2.05 billion in the previous year.

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Claim 13: “The alleged conduct took place between July 2019 and June 2024.”

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Three independent news sources (News24, IOL, and another web result) explicitly state the alleged conduct took place between July 2019 and June 2024.

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