Pretoria, 4 November 2022 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) takes note of the alleged procurement of hospital consumables and medical devices in breach of the Medicines and Related Substances Act (Act 101 of 1965, as amended). SAHPRA is currently investigating the matter....
Pretoria, 10 October 2022 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), like other regulators globally, has been alerted to dubious health products being traded by an Indian company, Maiden Pharmaceuticals. The products as they appear on the World Health Organisation (WHO) product list (Medical...
Pretoria, 5 October 2022 - The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has recently been ranked by the World Health Organisation (WHO) at a functional level of maturity (Level 3) according to WHO’s global classification system for national medical products regulatory authorities. This means...
UPDATE ON COVID-19 HEALTH PRODUCTS: SAHPRA registers the Covovax COVID-19 vaccine from Cipla (Pty) Ltd and additional indication of use of COVID-19 vaccine MC Pharma from MC Pharma (Pty) Ltd in the age group 3 -17 years. Pretoria, 28 September 2022 – SAHPRA registered a COVID-19...
Pretoria, 12 September 2022 - On the 04th of August 2022, SAHPRA issued a media statement relating to the first fatal case of GBS following vaccination with COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen. Recently, SAHPRA has been informed of a second fatal case of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following...
04 August 2022 On 31 March 2021, SAHPRA approved the use of the COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen for individuals 18 years of age and older as a single primary vaccination dose. COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen was later approved as a single booster dose given at least two months...
Embargo: Immediate release Pretoria, 20 July 2022 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has noted the numerous media articles on the statement made by Minister Sisulu, having secured medicine for the late Jessie Duarte. To this effect, SAHPRA is looking into the reports...
28 June 2022 The South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA) is pleased to announce the launch of an Over the Counter (OTC) Online Medicines’ Directory for South African consumers and healthcare professionals. The domain name is https://medsinfo.sahpra.org.za and the portal is available on the SAHPRA website. The...
Embargo: Immediate release Pretoria, 24 June 2022 – The South African Health Products and Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) registered the COVID-19 vaccine, Coronavac, on 14 June 2022, with conditions. The registration was done in terms of Section 15(6a) of the Medicines and Related Substance Act 101 of...
Embargo: Immediate release Pretoria, 23 June 2022 – SAHPRA has registered a new “sweet-tasting” combination antiretroviral treatment for infants and young children with HIV. This treatment comes in granules that can be sprinkled on soft food or dissolved in milk or water. Furthermore, this treatment does...
