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Legislation The Practice of Pharmacy
No. 21754 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20 NOVEMBER 2000
No. R. 1158 20 November 2000
PHARMACY ACT, 1974 (ACT NO. 53 OF 1974)

REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY


The Minister of Health has, in consultation with the South African Pharmacy Council, in terms of section 35 of the Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act 53 of 1974), as amended, made the regulations in the Schedule.

Below is an indexed version of the downloadable Legislative document:

SCHEDULE

1. Definitions

Chapter I

2. Conditions under which services or acts must be provided or performed
3. Acts specially pertaining to the profession of a pharmacist


Chapter II

4. Scope of practice of a pharmacist

Chapter III

5. Scope of practice of a pharmacist intern

ChapterVI

6. Scope of practice of a pharmacy student

Chapter V

7. Scope of practice of pharmacy support personnel

  • Pharmacist's assistant (basic)
  • Pharmacist's assistant (learner basic)
  • Pharmacist's assistant (post-basic)
  • Pharmacist's assistant (learner post-basic)
8. Supervision of pharmacy support personnel

Chapter VI

9. Services which may be provided in the various categories of pharmacies
  • Manufacturing pharmacy
  • Wholesale pharmacy
  • Community or institutional pharmacy
  • Consultant pharmacy

Chapter VII

10. Conditions under which a pharmacy shall be conducted

Chapter VIII

11. Authority, duties and responsibilities of the nominee, managing director of a company or manager of 
      a close corporation entitled to carry on the business of a pharmacist
12. Repeal

Reproduced under Government Printers Copyright Authority No. 10901 dated 30 November 2000


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Regulations relating to the practice of Pharmacy

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