MEDICINES Tag

KwaZulu-Natal, 12 September 2022 – SAHPRA is planning on visiting universities that offer studies relating to pharmacy and medicines. These visits will create an awareness about SAHPRA to students.  Its mandate and its roles and responsibilities include educating the students about the Authority’s programmes. There will...

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...