What’s New in Legislation?

The following pharmacy legislation or legislation relating to pharmacy have been published for implementation since October 2018:

1. Fees payable to Council for 2019, Board Notice 170 of 2018, published on 2 November 2018 (view here);
2. Code of Conduct for Office of Health Standards Compliance Inspectors, GNR 11, published on 18 January 2019 (Office Of Health Standards Compliance);
3. Dispensing Fee for pharmacists, GNR 28 published on 23 January 2019 (In terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Act);
4. Annual Single Exit Price Adjustment of Medicine for 2019, GNR 29 published on 23 January 2019 (In terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Act);
5. Additional Fees payable to Council for 2019, Board Notice 41 of 2019;
   (This Board Notice relates to additional fees payable to Council, and should be read together with Board Notice 170 of 2018, published on 2 November 2018);
6. The Good Pharmacy Education Standards (HET) amendments, Board Notice 32 of 2019, published on 15 March 2019 (view here);
7. Rules relating to services for which a pharmacist may levy a fee, Board Notice 35 of 2019, published on 29 March 2019; and
8. Regulations pertaining to Continuing Professional Development, GNR. 668 published on 17 May 2019 (view here).