SAHPRA offices will be closed for the festive season from 12:00 on Friday, 22 December 2023 and will re-open on Tuesday, 02 January 2024. Submissions to SAHPRA New Medicine, Variation, License, Renewal Applications Applications/submissions must reach SAHPRA by 14 December 2023 at 13:00 to allow for the administrative...
Pretoria, 06 November 2023 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is urging patients, doctors, nurses, or pharmacists to play their part in reporting side effects using the MedSafety app. Reporting side effects is key to helping make medicines safer for the population...
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has launched its very own chatbot, Reggie. Reggie is here to help you find information on the website more easily. How do you use the chatbot?Simply type in a keyword or ask Reggie a question. He is quick...
Pretoria, 26 October 2023 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) currently has four (4) COVID-19 vaccines which are under review, the COMIRNATY Bivalent paediatric and adult vaccines, mRNA (COMIRNATY Bivalent Infant DTU vaccine), and non-mRNA vaccine Coviccine. SAHPRA has so far registered three...
Pretoria, 10 October 2023 –The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) participated in a Carte Blanche media interview on an ongoing investigation into the illicit bulk sale of codeine-based cough mixtures. This investigative report was broadcast on Sunday, 08 October 2023. The report relates to...
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) commemorated “World Patient Safety Day” and “World Pharmacist Day” (observed annually on 17 and 25 September, respectively). The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) theme for the 2023 World Patient Safety Day is "Engaging patients for patient safety", with...
Pretoria, 14 September 2023 –The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) was the host country for a robust and engaging African Union Smart Safety Surveillance (AU3S) in-person Steering Group Meeting held on 11 – 12 September 2023 in Cape Town. AU-3S is a flagship...
Pretoria, 04 September 2023 –The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has been made aware that a dismissed employee is misleading stakeholders that she is still a SAHPRA employee. Ms Pamela (Pam) Mohlabe was dismissed in 2021 due to serious misconduct of fraud, including...
August 30, 2023, Rockville, MD – United States Pharmacopeia (USP) welcomed an executive delegation of senior leadership from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) to its Rockville headquarters, capping off a two-part visit from the regulator. During the visits, USP and SAHPRA exchanged...
SAHPRA has been designated as a Regional Centre of Regulatory Excellence (RCORE) for Vaccines Regulatory Oversight for a period of four (4) years....
