The official publication of the South African Pharmacy Council
Registrar Amos Masango briefly reflects on the dynamism and energy of the pharmacy profession, likening its efforts at achieving quality pharmaceutical services to a camera shot. He expresses his optimism for 2016 and praises the determination of the Council and the Office of the Registrar to resolves issues affecting education and training, practice, registration and professional.
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Professor Mano Chetty looks back on 2015 and comments on the evolving and increasingly significant role the profession needs to play in the struggle to contain global epidemics and antibiotic resistance. She examines the reasons behind medicine shortages, and provides clarity on Council’s plans to enhance the workforce through the introduction of a skilled apprentice to assist the overburdened pharmacist.
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The following is a summary of some of the issues discussed and decisions taken by Council during its meetings held on 13/14 May and 14/15 July 2015. Other important issues are dealt with as separate articles in this or future editions of e-Pharmaciae.
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Back by popular demand. The 2nd National Pharmacy Conference (21 – 24 October 2016) at the Durban International Conference Centre puts Pharmacy centre stage in addressing the health care needs of South Africa. It’s about scientific innovation and African insight. The 2016 National Pioneer Pharmacy Professional and Facility Awards will also be presented at the event. Submit your nominations for worthy candidate today.
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The search is on for South Africa’s 2016 pioneer pharmacy professional and pharmacy facility. The 2016 SAPC National Pioneer Pharmacy Awards, sponsored by Aspen Pharmacare, will take place at the 2nd National Pharmacy Conference in Durban during October next year. The illustrious pharmacy awards honour the profession’s deserving men, women and facilities that raise the bar in the best practice of pharmacy and the level of care they provide to their communities. Nomination forms and criteria for the awards are available on the SAPC website.
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The introduction and expansion of online functionalities is but one small way in which Council contributes towards the ‘go green’ initiative to preserve the environment. The e-registration system is dramatically reducing the amount of paper used, streamlining processes, saving time and resources, and cutting costs. An additional online registration process (premises approval for training, tutor approval, registration of responsible pharmacists and recording of facilities) was introduced in 2015, and the last set of systems (cession of contract, change of tutor/facility, registrations of assessors and moderators and supplementary training will be introduced in 2016.
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Council initially planned to introduce three new cadres (i.e. Pharmacy General Assistant, Pharmacy Technical Assistant and Pharmacy Technician) and phase out the pharmacist’s assistant (i.e. Basic and Post-Basic). In July 2015 Council considered the concerns surrounding the introduction of the new cadres and has resolved to retain the current pharmacist’s assistants and only introduce the pharmacy technician as a new cadre.
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Councillors and staff members called on inspectors to act as mentors during their inspections and raise awareness among the profession of new legislation directly affecting the practise of pharmacy. Inspectors were also requested to maintain consistency in their investigations and compile clear and comprehensive reports on their findings.
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Council regrettably bade farewell to fellow colleagues Ziyanda Mpepo, who has joined the Eastern Cape Department of Health, and Moloko Masenya, who has joined Legal Aid South Africa. Congratulations to Mpho Shisana who was recently promoted to the position of supply chain management controller.
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Council continually seeks ways to keep operational costs down to a minimum, and has decided to cut back on the expenses incurred through the printing and mailing of certificates and certain letters. This decision won’t affect the reissuing of new ID registration cards, but amendments are going to be made to the expiry dates of the new cards.
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If you are a pharmacist’s assistant registered with Council and you don’t have your own, reliable email address, it is time to get moving and sign up for an email account. It has been noted that of all the cadres on Council’s register system, a large percentage of those without email addresses are pharmacist’s assistants. There are many providers that offer free email services so there is no excuse for any registered person to be without an email address.
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In terms of the Regulations relating to the conduct of inquiries held in terms of Chapter V of the Pharmacy Act, 53 of 1974, and in particular Regulation 26, respondents who have been found guilty by a Committee of Formal Inquiry (CFI) shall have their names, together with the summary of the charges and the penalty imposed by the CFI, published in a Council Report.
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Full details of the July and October 2015 preregistration examination results have been compiled. The tables show the number of interns who wrote the two papers, and the pass and failure rates.
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Pharmacist interns who failed any of their examination papers and wish to have their paper(s) reviewed or analysed, may apply to Council. A fee is levied per paper for each review to cover the costs involved.
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Fees payable to the South African Pharmacy Council for the 2016 financial year. Please note that if you want your registration to be effective from 1 January 2016, you should pay the fees scheduled for 2016 and not for 2015.
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National Pharmacy Week in September this year was enthusiastically supported by pharmacists around the country, and they took full advantage of the opportunity to champion the profession and the contribution pharmacists make in the health and wellbeing of the people of South Africa.
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