News & Updates

SAHPRA- REVIEWING SCHEDULING STATUS OF CODEINE-CONTAINING MEDICINES The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is reviewing the scheduling status of codeine following the growing use of the non-medicinal use of codeine-containing medicines. WHAT IS CODEINE? Codeine is classified as an opioid. Opioids are narcotics with a known...

All walk-in clients who want to lodge applications or have queries must make an appointment with one of the following personnel: Mr Mlungisi Wondo mlungisi.wondo@sahpra.org.za 082 256 2626 Ms Mokgadi Fafudi mokgadi.fafudi@sahpra.org.za 066 301 1878 Mr Ramarumo Chepape ramarumo.chepape@sahpra.org.za 082 492 4955 ...

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is updating certain active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) names used in South Africa to bring them into line with international nomenclature. Further name changes are also taking place – to improve consistency within South African approved terminology and...

10 May 2019 SAHPRA is the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority. It is a Section 3A public entity that was formed by the South African government to oversee the regulation of health products which includes medicines, medical devices, in-vitro diagnostic tests and devices, radiation emitting...