Many of you have heard about this strange sounding medication, Cabotegravir (Cah-bot-er-grah-ver), floating around news broadcasts and print outlets. Well, this medication is a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) anti-retroviral (ARV) that has been recently approved by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). What is...
03 February 2021 There is an erroneous notion that SAHPRA “buckled under pressure” as a consequence of the court action brought by, amongst others the Afriforum regarding access to Ivermectin. SAHPRA wishes to state unequivocally that this is NOT the case. The court deliberations of 2 February...
28 January 2021 The second wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in South Africa has put enormous pressure on all aspects of South Africa’s health system and on its communities. SAHPRA appreciates the frustration and pain experienced by healthcare practitioners, patients and families given the limited availability...
27 January 2021 In an effort to enable and support the country’s response in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, SAHPRA has on 22 January 2021 granted a Section 21 authorisation to the Department of Health for COVISHIELD (a covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India) for...
