20 August 2026 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) wishes to reaffirm the public that routine childhood vaccines used in South Africa remain safe based on ongoing evidence and monitoring. SAHPRA continuously monitors the safety and quality of vaccines used in South Africa....
A Thought Leadership Article by SAHPRA's CEO, Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela Introduction Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding, and prevention of adverse effects or any other medicine-related problems, which play a crucial role in ensuring public safety. The South African Health Products...
Pretoria, 07 November 2024 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) encourages members of the public to always report any suspected side effects they may experience from taking medicines, vaccines and/or using medical devices, to help make medicines safer for everyone. While humanity...
Pretoria, South Africa and Canberra, Australia, 07 October 2024 –The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will strengthen collaboration between the two health product regulators. The MoU builds on the...
The South African Association of Pharmacists in Industry (SAAPI) held its 2024 conference at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) International Convention Centre on 5-7 June 2024 under the theme “Engage and empower: Pushing the frontiers of the Pharma Industry”. South African Health Products...
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) is commemorating the #MedSafetyWeek2023 campaign, in collaboration with South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC), by hosting a webinar focused on the Importance of Reporting Adverse Events. The #MedSafetyWeek is an international social media campaign organised every year by the Uppsala Monitoring...
Johannesburg - The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) participated in the fourth edition of 2023 The Pharmacy Show (TPS) during 15-16 March 2023, at the Sandton Convention Centre. The Pharmacy Show is the leading networking and business event for everyone involved in supplying, marketing,...
KwaZulu-Natal - The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has participated in the 36th Annual South African Association of Hospital and Institutional Pharmacists (SAAHIP) Annual Conference during 09 -11 March 2023, in KwaZulu-Natal. SAHPRA also had an opportunity to exhibit where information was shared...
The Radiation Control Unit of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) hosted an engagement with Inspection Bodies. We have invited several Inspection Bodies to share their knowledge, experience, and expertise to begin this conversation focusing on the: Accreditation process by the South African National Accreditation...
