Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act No. 53 of 1974)

BPharm

Bachelor of Pharmacy

CE

Continuing Education

CPD

Continuing Professional Development

cGMP

Current Good Manufacturing Practice

FIP

International Pharmaceutical Federation

GPP

Good Pharmacy Practice

ICPA

Independent Community Pharmacy Association

IPASA

Innovative Pharmaceutical Association South Africa

NCS

National Core Standards

NDP

National Development Plan

NHI

National Health Insurance

NMU

Nelson Mandela University

NQF

National Qualifications Framework

NWU

North-West University

PCDT

Primary Care Drug Therapy

PHC

Primary Healthcare

PIASA

Pharmaceutical Industry Association of South Africa

PIT

Pharmacist initiated therapy

PLASA

Pharmaceutical Logistics Association of South Africa

PSP

Pharmacy support personnel

PSSA

Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa

PTC

Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

RU

Rhodes University

SA

South Africa

SAAHIP

South African Association of Hospital and Institutional Pharmacists

SAPC

South African Pharmacy Council

SAQA

South African Qualifications Authority

SMU

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

SOP

Standard operating procedures

TUT

Tshwane University of Technology

UK

United Kingdom

UKZN

University of KwaZulu-Natal

USA

United States of America

UWC

University of the Western Cape

WITS

University of the Witwatersrand