This year, the profession of pharmacy in South Africa is presented with unique opportunities for growth and innovation. With the prestigious FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences scheduled to take place in Cape Town in 2024, it ...

The past few months have been busy ones for the Society. One of the issues that we as PSSA have to address is the number of pharmacists who are unemployed after completing their community service. Our members who are not employed will have to come forward ...

Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa

In the dynamic and yet small South African world of pharmacy, it is difficult to miss individuals who are remarkable. In 2023, Thabang Owen Malatji was nominated and successfully voted in as one of the members of the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC).

The safety and efficacy of medicines are important considerations in antiretroviral treatment programmes. Previous first-line regimens that showed initial success have subsequently demonstrated several resistance pathways. Newer medicines such as ...

Tonsillitis is a common condition that affects mainly children, but can also affect adults. It is caused by both viral and bacterial infections, with streptococcal species being a common bacterial cause. Differentiation between bacterial and viral causes ...

There are several mechanisms underlying chronic kidney disease progression and they can be categorised in three major pathways: haemodynamic, metabolic, and inflammatory or fibrotic. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce glomerular ...

Bacterial conjunctivitis (BC), colloquially known as “pink eye”, typically presents with redness, purulent discharge (sticky eyelids), itching, and a foreign body sensation in the eye. The common pathogens that cause the condition are Staphylococcus ...

In terms of the Rules relating to the Code of Conduct, every pharmacist’s prime concern in the performance of his/her professional duties must be for the wellbeing of both the patient and other members of the public. A pharmacist must uphold the honour ...

I often refer to John Maxwell’s famous quote, “everything rises and falls on leadership,” because I believe it is a timeless principle that every organisation that’s about sustainability, growth and impact ought to embrace. The practice of pharmacy is ...

The Basel Statements are a set of hospital pharmacy practice standards developed by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Hospital Pharmacy Section (HPS) to reflect the global pharmacy profession’s preferred vision of practice in the hospital ...

For many years, Primary Care Drug Therapy (PCDT) pharmacists have been dreaming about the day they would be recognised in the medical arena for the role they play in healthcare and the value they can add to the health system.

As a community pharmacist, an additional scope of practice you can perform is to offer the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in South Africa (EPI-SA) within your range of clinic services. This service covers the administration of vaccines to infants and ...

SAAPI 30^th Aniversary