08 April 2022 Embargo: Immediate release The South Africa Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) remains committed in protecting the public from the supply of counterfeit and substandard medicines. Following the media report by eNCA claiming that some hawkers in Cape Town were illegally selling medicines, SAHPRA worked...
31 March 2022 SAHPRA has assigned a non-compliant rating to the Emergent BioSolutions COVID-19 facility based on new data received. This was following a collaborative inspection which was conducted both onsite and via remote inspection. This means that SAHPRA will not accept any drug products or...
11 March 2022 Embargo: Immediate release The South Africa Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has noted that a safety report in relation to the COVID-19 Pfizer Comirnaty vaccine directed to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been distributed on various communication platforms in South...
17 February 2022 Embargo: Immediate release Until recently, the treatment options for patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 have been limited. New oral antiviral medicines are becoming available for the treatment of confirmed COVID-19 in adults who do not require supplemental oxygen and who are at risk of...
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7 February 2022 SAHPRA registered the Comirnaty vaccine from Pfizer Laboratories Pty (Ltd) on 25 January 2022, with conditions. SAHPRA also SAHPRA registered the Covid-19 Vaccine MC Pharma on 31 January 2022, with conditions. SAHPRA is currently also evaluating a number of applications for emergency use (Section...
14 January 2022 Embargo: Immediate release Joint Media Statement The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) to help expand the availability of health products, including medical devices, that are safe, efficacious, and of assured quality. SAHPRA,...
23 December 2021 Embargo: Immediate release The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) initially registered the COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen, with conditions on 30 March 2021, in terms of section 15 of the Medicines and Related Substance Act (Act 101 of 1965). On 10 December 2021, SAHPRA received...
8 December 2021 Embargo: Immediate release The South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA) initially approved the use of Pfizer’s Comirnaty® COVID-19 vaccine on 16 March 2021, in terms of section 21 of the Medicines and Related Substance Act (Act 101 of 1965). On 17 November 2021, SAHPRA received...
7 December 2021 Please note that the SAHPRA office will be closed for the festive season from 12h00 on Friday the 24th of December 2021 and will re-open on Monday the 3rd of January 2022. In case of emergencies kindly contact the respective Senior Managers. Medical Devices and...
