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Due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, the Pharmacy Month planning committee has made the difficult decision to postpone the celebration of Pharmacy Month 2020.

On 12 June 2020, the Minister of Health published various proposed amendments to regulations published under the Pharmacy Act, 53 of 1974, for comment.

The practise of the calling of Pharmacy is reserved only for duly qualified and registered persons. Any unqualified and unregistered person found attempting to practise Pharmacy in South Africa would face criminal prosecution while those that allowed such person to practise will be subjected to disciplinary action.

Legislation is continually changing and being updated. The South African Pharmacy Council endeavours to include all legislative changes and additions relating to the pharmacy industry in each edition of the ePharmaciae. This edition looks at the legislation published from July to December 2019.

As the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) is legislatively mandated to protect and uphold the good image of the pharmacy profession while assuring the public’s right to universally accepted standards of pharmaceutical care, the Committee of Formal Inquiry investigates alleged misconduct by pharmacy professionals and premises owners, and institutes various penalties on those found guilty – these can range from a fine and/or suspension from practice, or complete deregistration.

Talent recruitment, retention and human capital development are at the core of the Office of the Registrar’s strategic mandate. The South African Pharmacy Council’s (SAPC) registers have grown exponentially in the last decade, thus demanding that the Office of the Registrar is staffed by talented, qualified and highly competent personnel. In this edition of the Pharmaciae, we excitedly announce new appointments and promotions. Sadly, the SAPC has had to say goodbye to two highly-skilled individuals who set out to pursue greener pastures.

Industry conferences are an important tool in the South African Pharmacy Council’s arsenal of stakeholder engagement tools. They provide pharmacy professionals and other stakeholders an opportunity to better understand processes and to lodge services requests or follow-up on transactions.