Pretoria, 04 April 2025 –The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has joined the Medical Device Single Audit Programme (MDSAP), an international audit programme of medicines and medical device regulators aimed at improving efficiencies in the regulation of medical device manufacturers by engaging in work...
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) wishes to inform stakeholders that the organisation is currently experiencing a technical issue with its telephone system, which is affecting both outgoing and incoming calls. The Authority's service provider is working diligently to resolve the issue as...
Pretoria, 08 November 2024 –The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is concerned about the proliferation of falsified, compounded and substandard Glucagon-like Peptide (GLP-1)-containing products being made available to the public via websites, social media platforms and other informal channels. These pose a health...
Pretoria, 18 October 2024 - On the 25th and 26th of September 2024, the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences (SPCS) at North-West University’s Mafikeng Campus hosted a vibrant and educational “SPCS in Action” event. This two-day event gathered leading organisations in chemistry, biochemistry, and...
Pretoria, South Africa and Canberra, Australia, 07 October 2024 –The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will strengthen collaboration between the two health product regulators. The MoU builds on the...
Pretoria, 05 June 2024 –On 13 April 2024, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) initiated a precautionary recall of two batches of Benylin Paediatric Syrup (batch numbers 329303 and 329304), in response to reported high levels of diethylene glycol in an alert by...
Pretoria, South Africa, 28 April 2024 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and the Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority (BoMRA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see the two regulators partner on various areas to improve access to new medicines...
Pretoria, 18 April 2024 - The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) hosted a Radiation Control Workshop with the Office for Radiological Security (ORS) located within the United States Department of Energy around developing a guideline for the security of radioactive sources during transportation....
Pretoria, 11 March 2024 – On 05 January 2023, the COVID Care Alliance NPC and other applicants brought an urgent court application against the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), including the President of the Republic of South Africa and others to prevent people from...
Pretoria, 19 February 2024 – The Department of Health has noted a misleading voice-note making rounds on social media platforms claiming that people who vaccinated against COVID-19 are dying due to the vaccine. The voice-note promotes the use of an unregistered, over-the-counter product called “Nature`s Choice...
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