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

Notices

Guidance for the issuing of Licences for Pharmacy Premises

4. General principles

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4.1 An application for a licence for a community pharmacy or an institutional pharmacy must comply with Regulations 7(1) and 7(2) of the Regulations;

 

4.2 In the case of an institutional pharmacy in a public health facility or an institutional pharmacy in a private health facility, clauses 6 and 7 of this guidance document are not applicable;

 

4.3 An application for a licence for a manufacturing or wholesale pharmacy must comply with Regulation 7(1) of the Regulations;

 

4.4 In the case of a community pharmacy or an institutional pharmacy where the only service provided is:
4.4.1 conducting of clinical trials; or
4.4.2 supply of veterinary medicines; or
4.4.3 compounding of medicine in accordance with the Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965 (Act 101 of 1965)

and the service provided in the pharmacy is limited in the conditions of the licence to one or more of the services in 4.4.1, 4.4.2 or 4.4.3 above, clauses 6 and 7 of this guidance document are not applicable;

 

4.5 In an application for a licence for a consultant pharmacy, clauses 6 and 7 of this guidance document are not applicable;

 

4.6 In the case of an application for change of ownership of an existing pharmacy, where no relocation is contemplated, clauses 6 and 7 of this guidance document are not applicable;

 

4.7 A licence for a pharmacy premises may be issued subject to the condition that the pharmacy is operational within 90 days of the issuing of such licence;

 

4.8 Where a new licence is issued, the current licence of the pharmacy premises shall be deemed as cancelled and must be returned to the Director-General before a new licence is issued for the premises in question;

 

4.9 Only one licence may be in existence for a single pharmacy premises.