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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...