Category Regulatory

As custodians of medicine, pharmacy professionals are expected to be highly responsible people, with clearly defined levels of responsibility outlined in legislation.

The South African Pharmacy Council announces yet another unqualified audit opinion from its external auditors for the 2023 financial year.

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 have been adjusted by 2.8% for 2025, and a schedule of fees is available within the Fees Regulations on the Council website.

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.

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%.

This article presents a summary of selected matters discussed and decisions taken by Council during its meetings held on 26 and 28 July and 18/19 October 2023.

The South African Pharmacy Council announces yet another unqualified audit opinion from its external auditors for the 2022 financial year, the fourteenth consecutive such opinion.

The Rules relating to the Code of Conduct require that a pharmacy professional's prime concern must be the wellbeing of the patient. This article looks at avoiding perverse incentive schemes.

Legislation having an impact on Pharmacy and the practice environment is continuously updated. This edition looks at legislation published between January and August 2023.