Please note that SAHPRA Head Office, including Cape Town and Durban Regional Offices will be unavilable today, 29 November 2024 due to the organisation's Annual General Meeting. If you require assistance, please use applicable contacts from Key Contacts: https://www.sahpra.org.za/key-contacts/ ...
SAHPRA offices will be closed for the festive season from 12:00 on Tuesday, 24 December 2024 and will re-open on Monday, 06 January 2025. Please note: Dates, placed within brackets for various email addresses, will guide stakeholders to the timeframes that emails will be processed. Dates, placed within...
Pretoria, 21 November 2024 – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is aware of a quality issue in a batch of YAZ Plus contraceptives (Batch No. WEW96J distributed on 09 and 24 November 2023) which has resulted in the incorrect arrangement of tablets...
Pretoria, 08 November 2024 –The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is concerned about the proliferation of falsified, compounded and substandard Glucagon-like Peptide (GLP-1)-containing products being made available to the public via websites, social media platforms and other informal channels. These pose a health...
As part of its pharmacovigilance programme, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) recently partnered with the Independent Community Pharmacy Association (ICPA) to deliver an informative webinar on reporting adverse drug events and promoting the safe use of medicines to reduce the occurrence of...
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...
The South African Health Product Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) Complementary Medicines’ (CMs’) Hybrid Workshop successfully took place, offering attendees the option to participate either in person or via a virtual platform. Key areas discussed during the workshop included: SAHPRA responded to the 21 questions regarding Complementary Medicines...
The Medical Devices Unit of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) hosted a consultative meeting with Industry. The meeting aimed to communicate updates, ensure compliance with legislative requirements, discuss improvements to the application process, and enhance overall client service and relations. Areas of discussion...
Pretoria, 18 October 2024 - On the 25th and 26th of September 2024, the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences (SPCS) at North-West University’s Mafikeng Campus hosted a vibrant and educational “SPCS in Action” event. This two-day event gathered leading organisations in chemistry, biochemistry, and...
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...
