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, 07 November 2024 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) encourages members of the public to always report any suspected side effects they may experience from taking medicines, vaccines and/or using medical devices, to help make medicines safer for everyone. While humanity...
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...
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has published four (4) Expression of Interests (EOIs) since 2023, and these have all been closed. Updates on EOIs: Ref: SAHPRA69092024 - Pharmaceutical Evaluations Management EOI closed on Friday, 26 April 2024. Appointments were made. Ref: SAHPRA20862023 - The EOI...
Pretoria, 16 September 2024 –The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is proud to announce that it has received its first clean audit outcome from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) for the 2023/2024 financial year, following on a record of consistent unqualified audit...
Pretoria, 22 July 2024 –The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is disappointed with the unfounded fallacies and misrepresentation in circulation and churned out by some media organisations without verification, in what presents as a misinformation campaign devoid of any intent to rely on...
The South African Association of Pharmacists in Industry (SAAPI) held its 2024 conference at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) International Convention Centre on 5-7 June 2024 under the theme “Engage and empower: Pushing the frontiers of the Pharma Industry”. South African Health Products...
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, 29 May 2024 –The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has attained its ISO 9001:2015 certification following a rigorous audit by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), a milestone that serves as a testament to the implementation of an effective and robust...
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...
