The South Africa Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), in collaboration with Pharmacometrics Africa and the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University of Witwatersrand, is pleased to announce the third cohort of graduates who successfully completed the short course for Clinical Assessors within African...
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) participated in the fifth edition of 2024 South African Pharmaceutical Exhibition (SAPHEX) / The Pharmacy Show (TPS) during 13-14 March 2024, at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg....
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), in collaboration with the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS), hosted a Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) Virtual Meeting. What was discussed? Extension of scope of practice to include technical dossier review SANAS Accreditation process SAHPRA requirements and future process Who...
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is hosting an Industry webinar for updates on the Regulatory Information Management System (RIMS) roll-out. What to expect? SAHPRA will start with cut-over activities during the course of March 2024 and the implementation process on 02 April 2024. We...
Pretoria, 11 March 2024 – The Communications and Public Relations Unit has again re-evaluated the navigation of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) website for easier access to key documentation and E-Services. ...
Pretoria, 11 March 2024 – On 05 January 2023, the COVID Care Alliance NPC and other applicants brought an urgent court application against the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), including the President of the Republic of South Africa and others to prevent people from...
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), in conjunction with the Selfcare Association of South Africa, hosted a virtual training session on How to use the OTC Online Medicines Directory Toolkit. By registering, you have an opportunity to: grasp and understand how you can apply...
Pretoria, 19 February 2024 – The Department of Health has noted a misleading voice-note making rounds on social media platforms claiming that people who vaccinated against COVID-19 are dying due to the vaccine. The voice-note promotes the use of an unregistered, over-the-counter product called “Nature`s Choice...
Pretoria, 12 January 2024 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ). The MoU between SAHPRA and MCAZ will allow the regulators to develop a cooperative partnership towards ensuring access...
There have been several cases around the world in which Tranexamic acid has been administered intrathecally in error instead of the local anaesthetic agent, bupivacaine.(1) Postpartum haemorrhage is the third most common cause of death in obstetric practice in developing countries. Tranexamic acid is life-saving in...
