SAPC

South African Pharmacy Council


Welcome to the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC), the regulator established in terms of the Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act 53 of 1974) to regulate pharmacists, pharmacy support personnel and pharmacy premises in South Africa.
Our mandate is to protect, promote and maintain the health, safety and wellbeing of patients and the public to ensure accessible quality pharmaceutical service for all South Africans.

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October 19, 2023
The full results of the elections in terms of Regulations 8(3) and 8(4) of the Regulations relating to the election of members of the South African Pharmacy Council.

September 28, 2023
RFP No.: 05/2023 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF BATTERY BACKUP FOR A 40kWp GRID TIED ROOFTOP SOLAR PV SYSTEM

September 14, 2023

LIST OF NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS MEMBER OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN PHARMACY COUNCIL

The 2023 Elections are underway. The nomination period is over and the final list of nominees is now available for viewing. Click here to view the General Notice 1043 of 2023: Notice of Election of Members of SAPC (List of Nominees) or click here to view the nominee profiles. 


September 07, 2023
Advert: APPLICATIONS AND/OR NOMINATIONS TO SERVE ON THE AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE (4X INDEPENDENT MEMBERS)

The South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) invites applications from suitably qualified persons to serve on its Audit and Risk Committee established in terms of Section 4(o) of the Pharmacy Act, 53 of 1974, to assist the council (board) in fulfilling its oversight responsibility relating to internal financial controls, reporting, corporate and information technology governance, and risk management. View the advert online by clicking here OR click here to download as PDF


September 03, 2023
RFP No.: 04/2023 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE PROVISION OF HYGIENE SERVICES

August 8, 2023
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTION AS MEMBER OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN PHARMACY COUNCIL
The 2023 Elections are now open. Nominations can now be made online via your secure profile. All registered pharmacists are invited to participate. 

July 31, 2023
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR A SUITABLE CANDIDATE TO SERVE AS MEMBER OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN PHARMACY COUNCIL
The Honourable Minister of Health, Dr M.J. Phaahla, hereby invites the nomination of four suitable candidates, who are South African citizens, to be appointed by the Minister in terms of Section 5(1)(e) of the Act for a period of five (5) years with effect 01 January 2024.

June 25, 2023
RFP No.: 03/2023 REQUEST FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF CONFERENCE FACILITIES FURNITURE

May 28, 2023
RFP No.: 02/2023 HOSTED/CLOUD BASED VOIP (IP BASED TELEPHONE) SYSTEM, RENTAL OF TELEPHONE HANDSETS AND INTEGRATED CRM WITH CASE MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES SOLUTION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS
Briefing Session (06 June 2023 at 14:00 pm until 16:00 pm): Click here to join the meeting at 14H00 on Tuesday, 06 June 2023 (Alternatively, use the following meeting details from within your MS Teams app to join the meeting: Meeting ID: 327 562 053 422 ; Passcode: EiJXfV)

January 30, 2023
RFP No.: 01/2023 PROVISION OF CYBERSECURITY SERVICES TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN PHARMACY COUNCIL (SAPC) FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS
Briefing Session (03 February 2023 at 10:30 am): Click here to join the meeting at 10H30 on Friday, 03 February 2023

November 15, 2022
Invitation to Register on the SAPC Supplier Database
Click here to view invitation.
Closing date is 18 November 2022 at 16:30.

July 17, 2022
RFP No.: 00/2022 REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR A STUDY ON EMPLOYEE WELLNESS IN PHARMACY - AN ENABLING WORKING ENVIRONMENT PROJECT
Proposals should be submitted by Friday, 12 August 2022 at 15:00

August 04, 2021
CLICK HERE to visit the SAPC VacSites Portal to search for an approved COVID-19 Vaccination Site.
June 06, 2021

Tender No. 02/2021A & 02/2021B: REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS: EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES
Proposals should be submitted by 28 June 2021 at 15:00

May 30, 2021
Tender No. 1/2021: SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GRID-TIE SYSTEM
Proposals should be emailed by 21 June 2021 at 15:00

May 18, 2021

The South African Pharmacy Council made a presentation to the National Assembly's Portfolio Committee on Health regarding the National Health Insurance Bill. Click here to view the recording.

April 28, 2021

Click here  to view the Guidance Document for the Use of Websites and Mobile Applications for the Purposes of Ordering, Selling and Delivering of Medicines.

April 23, 2021

Click here to see the diagram detailing the process to become a COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout Site.


March 22, 2021

BN 17 of 2021: Pharmacist who provides pharmacist-initiated management of antiretroviral therapy (PIMART) services (for comment)


June 12, 2020

The proposed Amendment Regulations have been published for:

The Regulations Relating to the Practice of Pharmacy;

The Regulations Relating to Pharmacy Education and Training; and

The Regulations Relating to the Registration of Persons and the Maintenance of Registers.


April 03, 2020

Click here to download the Primary Care Drug Therapy (PCDT) List


February 6, 2020

International guidelines on how pharmacists should deal with the latest coronavirus outbreak issued by FIP: Coronavirus 2019-nCoV Outbreak: Information and interim guidelines for pharmacists and the pharmacy workforce.