Chasing the CPD 2024 Deadline
Each year and by 31 December, registered pharmacists are required to record and submit at least six Continuing Professional Development entries.
Pharmaciae Editor
Medicine Misuse: Codeine
The continuous misuse and abuse of codeine-containing medicines remains a cause of great concern for the profession, with many perpetrators and victims being the youth of the country.
Perverse Incentives in Pharmacy
Have you ever been offered something in return for selling more of one specific product? Council reminds the profession that perverse incentives may violate the Code of Conduct.
Fees Payable to Council in 2025
Fees payable to Council have been adjusted by 2.8% for 2025, and a schedule of fees is available within the Fees Regulations on the Council website.
2024 FIP World Congress in Cape Town
The International Pharmaceutical Federation will host their 82nd World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Cape Town from 1-4 September 2024.
Registered Assessors and Moderators
Assessors of pharmacy education and training are pharmacists registered by the SAPC to measure outcomes of pharmacy education and training.
List of Approved Providers and Courses
As at April 2024, this list comprises the only approved providers of pharmacy education and training, and the courses approved/accredited by the South African Pharmacy Council.
CFI Acts Against Unprofessional Conduct
Council robustly guards the public's right to quality pharmaceutical services by investigating alleged unprofessional conduct and publishing the sanctions issued by the Committee of Formal Inquiry.
Engaging the Profession: Council Ensures Insightful Presence at Industry Conferences
The SAPC has consistently demonstrated its commitment to the pharmacy profession's ongoing professional development by actively participating in industry conferences.
Fees Payable to Council 2024
Council has kept to the requirements of the Regulations relating to fees payable, with 2024 fees revised in line with the October 2023 headline inflation figure of 5.9%.