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

Regulations

Regulations Relating to Fees Payable to the South African Pharmacy Council, 2022

Schedule of Fees as at 1 January 2023

 

SCHEDULE OF FEES AS AT 1 JANUARY 2023

 

Description

Exclude

VAT

R

 

VAT

R

Include

VAT

R

REGISTRATION FEES (payable with a duly completed application form)

Pharmacy student (Pharmacy Technician / Bachelor of Pharmacy)

902.61

135.39

1038.00

Registration of traineeship (Pharmacy Technician)

1 046.09

156.91

1 203.00

Pharmacist's Assistant (Learner Basic or Learner Post-Basic)

which includes registration on qualification

2 009.57

301.43

2 311.00

Pharmacist's Assistant (Learner Basic or Learner Post-Basic)

1 004.35

150.65

1 155.00

Pharmacist's Assistant (Qualified Basic / Qualified Post-Basic)

prior to 15 July 2013 or for registration of additional sector

1 004.35

150.65

1 155.00

Pharmacist Intern

2 373.91

356.09

2 730.00

Pharmacist

4 041.74

606.26

4 648.00

Pharmacy Technician

2 227.83

334.17

2 562.00

Supplementary training

2 398.26

359.74

2 758.00

Specialist pharmacist

2 906.96

436.04

3 343.00

Pharmacy premises application for licensing (as published by the Director-General: National Department of Health)

869.57

130.43

1 000.00

Recording of a pharmacy (new, change of ownership, relocation)

11 750.43

1762.57

13 513.00

Recording of a pharmacy owner (for each pharmacy premises)

2 227.83

334.17

2 562.00

Responsible Pharmacist (for each pharmacy premises)

2 182.61

327.39

2 510.00

Registration as a provider accredited / approved by the SAPC

2 200.00

330.00

2 530.00

One-time registration as a provider accredited by another Quality Council

15 983.48

2397.52

18 381.00

Assessor / moderator / verifier

1 004.35

150.65

1 155.00

Remote automated dispensing unit (RADU) - Public Sector

6 632.17

994.83

7 627.00

Mobile unit

6 632.17

994.83

7 627.00

ANNUAL FEES

In terms of Regulation 106 of the Regulations relating to the registration of persons and the maintenance of registers (R.1160 of 20 November 2000), every person registered in terms of the regulations must renew such registration annually by paying the annual fee(s) as determined by Council. The annual fee due dates each year are as follows—

- 2 January - Pharmacies and Responsible Pharmacists (private sector: community, institutional (private), wholesale and manufacturing;
- 1 February - Pharmacists;
- 1 June - Providers, assessors, Pharmacists' Assistants, students and interns; and
- 1 July - Pharmacies and Responsible Pharmacists (public sector)
- 1 July - Pharmacy Owners (public and private sector)

For Persons—

Pharmacy student (Pharmacy Technician / Bachelor of pharmacy)

229.57

34.43

264.00

Pharmacist's assistant (Learner Basic or Learner Post-Basic)

229.57

34.43

264.00

Pharmacist's Assistant (Basic or Post-Basic)

567.83

85.17

653.00

Pharmacist Intern

567.83

85.17

653.00

Pharmacist

2 071.30

310.70

2 382.00

Responsible Pharmacist (for each pharmacy premises)

305.22

45.78

351.00

Pharmacy owner - State owned (per province)

16 535.65

2 480.35

19 016.00

Pharmacy owner - Non-state owned (per pharmacy)

2 071.30

310.70

2 382.00

For Pharmacies—

Community pharmacy

3 543.48

531.52

4 075.00

Institutional pharmacy

3 543.48

531.52

4 075.00

Wholesale and manufacturing pharmacy

13 837.39

2 075.61

15 913.00

Consultant pharmacy

3 317.39

497.61

3 815.00

Satellite pharmacy

1 707.83

256.17

1 964.00

Primary healthcare clinics (dispensary) with post-basic assistant(s)

853.91

128.09

982.00

Remote automated dispensing unit (RADU) - Public Sector

1 707.83

256.17

1 964.00

Mobile unit

1 707.83

256.17

1 964.00

For Providers accredited / approved by the SAPC for—

Pharmacist's Assistant's qualification

28 433.04

4 264.96

32 698.00

Pharmacy Technician qualification

20 553.91

3 083.09

23 637.00

Bachelor of Pharmacy qualification

21 313.91

3 197.09

24 511.00

Authorised Pharmacist Prescriber qualification

22 302.61

3 345.39

25 648.00

Specialist qualification

22 302.61

3 345.39

25 648.00

Short courses / CPD

16 726.96

2 509.04

19.236.00

Supplementary training courses

10 036.52

1 505.48

11 542.00

Providers accredited/approved by another Quality Council

2 910.43

436.57

3 347.00

Assessor / moderator / verifier

362.61

54.39

417.00

OTHER FEES - the following fees are payable by:

A Pharmacist's Assistant for—
• change of facility

980.00

147.00

1 127.00
• change of provider / tutor

427.83

64.17

492.00
• issuing of duplicate certificate of registration

2 210.43

331.57

2 542.00
• entrance to the final integrated summative assessments or external integrated summative assessments

567.83

85.17

653.00

A Pharmacist Intern for—
• the cession of an internship contract

1 341.74

201.36

1 543.00
• entrance to the pre-registration examination for a third or subsequent attempt

2 159.13

323.87

2 483.00
• late booking fee for pre-registration examination

1 066.96

160.04

1 227.00
• Interns re-submission of Re-assessment of CPD entries (from the 10th and subsequent submission)

252.17

37.83

290.00
• issuing of duplicate certificate of registration

2 210.43

331.57

2 542.00

A Tutor for—
• issuing of duplicate certificate of registration

2 210.43

331.57

2 542.00
• approval of a tutor pharmacist intern or pharmacist assistant

1 346.96

202.04

1 549.00

A Pharmacist for the purpose of performing community service for—
• change of facility

980.00

147.00

1 127.00

A Pharmacist for—
• change designation from non-practising to practising (voluntary)

305.22

45.78

351.00
• change designation from non-practising to practising (involuntary)

2 071.30

310.70

2 382.00
• assessment of CPD entries (per entry)

252.17

37.83

290.00
• entrance to the pre-registration examination for purposes of restoration

2 159.13

323.87

2 483.00

A Delegated pharmacist for—
• approval of a delegated pharmacist for the delegation of a Pharmacist Intern training by an approved tutor

1 346.96

202.04

1 549.00

A Pharmacy for—
• Inspection of a pharmacy for:

- purposes of approval for training

- re-inspection for Grade C or Grade D pharmacies

- follow-up re-inspection

- at owner's request

3 446.96

517.04

3 964.00
• approval of pharmacy premises - internal changes

2 782.61

417.39

3 200.00
• issuing of duplicate certificate of approval of pharmacy premises for training purposes

2 210.43

331.57

2 542.00
• issuing of duplicate certificate of pharmacy registration or recording of a pharmacy

2 210.43

331.57

2 542.00
• application for an automated dispensing unit

3 124.35

468.65

3 593.00
• application for a remote automated dispensing unit (Public Sector)

3 124.35

468.65

3 593.00
• application fee for mobile unit

3 125.22

468.78

3 594.00
• an application to conduct a separate practice or business within a pharmacy

3 124.35

468.65

3 593.00
• approval of change of trading title

2 046.96

307.04

2 354.00
• approval of change of address where there is no relocation of a pharmacy

2 046.96

307.04

2 354.00
• approval of change of owner's name where there is no change of ownership

2 046.96

307.04

2 354.00
• recording after change of trading title

6 632.17

994.83

7 627.00
• recording after change of address where there is no relocation of pharmacy

6 632.17

994.83

7 627.00
• recording after changer of owner's name where there is no change of ownership

6 632.17

994.83

7 627.00
• recording after change of ownership (in case of a Grade A Pharmacy where there are no structural changes)

6 632.17

994.83

7 627.00
• access to group pharmacy information by the nominated person over and above the Responsible Pharmacist and / or first owner

2 212.17

331.83

2 544.00

A Responsible Pharmacist for—
• issuing of duplicate certificate of registration

2 210.43

331.57

2 542.00

A Provider of pharmacy education and training on the Occupational Qualification Sub-framework and the Higher Education Sub-framework for the evaluation of an application for the purpose of—
• approval as a provider for Authorised Pharmacist Prescriber course

37 859.13

5 678.87

43 538.00
• approval as a provider of a Bachelor of pharmacy

92 856.52

13 928.48

106 785.00
• approval as a provider of Pharmacist's assistants' course

67 996.52

10 199.48

78 196.00
• approval as a provider of short courses / CPD

37 633.04

5 644.96

43 278.00
• approval as a provider of specialist pharmacist qualification

37 859.13

5 678.87

43 538.00
• approval as a provider of supplementary training course/s

32 285.22

4 842.78

37 128.00
• approval of a pharmacist's assistant course / qualification

29 366.09

4 404.91

33 771.00
• approval of pharmacy technician course / qualification

17 878.26

2 681.74

20 560.00
• approval of Bachelor of pharmacy course / qualification

30 053.91

4 508.09

34 562.00
• approval of CPD/short courses

23 515.65

3 527.35

27 043.00
• approval of specialist in pharmacy qualification

34 918.26

5 237.74

40 156.00
• approval of courses by another Quality Council

3 197.39

479.61

3 677.00
• verification of an RPL assessment / file

3 154.78

473.22

3 628.00
• approval of an Occupational Certificate: Pharmacist's Assistant (Basic)

91 852.17

13 777.83

105 630.00
• approval of an Occupational Certificate: Pharmacist's Assistant (Post-Basic)

94 772.17

14 215.83

108 988.00
• approval of an Occupational Certificate: Pharmacy Technician

99 149.57

14 872.43

114 022.00
• approval Diploma: Pharmacy Technician

99 149.57

14 872.43

114 022.00

Any Person for—
• issuing of a duplicate certificate of courses completed for the Council's Diploma in Pharmacy

2 210.43

331.57

2 542.00
• issuing of a duplication registration certificate or a certified extract from the register or certificate by the Registrar or academic record and curriculum

2 210.43

331.57

2 542.00
• replacement of membership card prior to expiry thereof

375.65

56.35

432.00
• entrance to professional examination for purposes of registration as a pharmacist (per paper)

3 605.22

540.78

4 146.00
• review of professional examination results (per paper)

936.52

140.48

1 077.00
• review of pre-registration examination results

1 406.09

210.91

1 617.00
• examination remediation workshop

460.87

69.13

530.00
• issuing of Certificate of Good Standing

2 129.57

319.43

2 449.00
• evaluation of a qualification in pharmacy obtained outside the Republic (applicant is a non-South African citizen)

16 934.78

2 540.22

19 475.00
• evaluation of a qualification in pharmacy obtained outside the Republic (applicant is a South African citizen)

8 613.04

1 291.96

9 905.00
• issuing of duplicate certificate: supplementary training / additional qualification/assessor

2 221.74

333.26

2 555.00

RESTORATION FEES

Restoration as a result of voluntary removal (restoration will include payment of the restoration fee together with payment of the annual fee for the current year of registration) for—
• Pharmacist's assistant

1 115.65

167.35

1 283.00
• Pharmacy student

1 115.65

167.35

1 283.00
• Pharmacist Intern

1 115.65

167.35

1 283.00
• Pharmacists (less than 13 months)

2 198.26

329.74

2 528.00
• Pharmacists (13 to 36 months)

2 198.26

329.74

2 528.00
• Pharmacists (37 to 60 months)

3 206.96

481.04

3 688.00
• Pharmacists (more than 60 months)

5 869.57

880.43

6 750.00
• Pharmacy owner

2 198.26

329.74

2 528.00
• Pharmacist - Retired (aged 70 or older)

148.70

22.30

171.00
• Pharmacist's Assistant (basic or post-basic) - Retired (aged 70 or older)

39.13

5.87

45.00
• Providers accredited / approved by the SAPC

15 983.48

2 397.52

18 381.00

Restoration as a result of involuntary removal (restoration in respect of removal from the register for non-payment of fees and not complying with conditions of registration will include payment of the restoration fee together with the payment of annual fees for the year of removal and payment of the annual fees for the current year of registration) for—
• Pharmacist's Assistant

2 175.65

326.35

2 502.00
• Pharmacy Student

2 175.65

326.35

2 502.00
• Pharmacy Intern

2 175.65

326.35

2 502.00
• Trainee (Pharmacy Technician)

2 175.65

326.35

2 502.00
• Pharmacists (less than 13 months)

5 696.52

854.48

6 551.00
• Pharmacists (13 to 36 months)

5 696.52

854.48

6 551.00
• Pharmacists (37 to 60 months)

6 704.35

1 005.65

7 710.00
• Pharmacists (more than 60 months)

9 367.83

1 405.17

10 773.00
• Pharmacy owner

5 696.52

854.48

6 551.00
• Pharmacist - Retired (aged 70 or older)

887.83

133.17

1 021.00
• Pharmacist's Assistant (Basic or Post-Basic) - Retired (aged 70 or older)

233.04

34.96

268.00
• Community / Institutional / Consultant pharmacy

7 164.35

1 074.65

8 239.00
• Wholesale / Manufacturing pharmacy

31 640.00

4 746.00

36 386.00
• Providers accredited / approved by the SAPC

63 937.39

9 590.61

73 528.00

GENERAL

Register: List of persons per row or line

(pharmacists / assistants / assessors / moderators

8.70

1.30

10.00

Register: List of pharmacies per row or line

5.22

0.78

6.00

Amendment of Registration Certificate (for persons only) for—
• Change in ID / passport number

1 077.39

161.61

1 239.00
• Obtaining SA ID (permanent residency)

1 077.39

161.61

1 239.00
• Change of name / surname - Letter only

1 077.39

161.61

1 239.00
• Change of name / surname - Letter and certificate

1 658.26

248.74

1 907.00
• Removal of limitation on registration / conditions to registration letter only

1 077.39

161.61

1 239.00
• Removal of limitation on registration / conditions to registration letter and certificate

1 658.26

248.74

1 907.00

Section 29(4) Evaluation

4 065.22

609.78

4 675.00

Section 26 Certificate

1 064.35

159.65

1 224.00

EXEMPTIONS AND REDUCED FEES*

Council may exempt any person from payment of any annual fee on the grounds of age. The following reduced annual fees will be considered for—
• Pharmacist - Retired (aged 70 or older)

295.65

44.35

340.00
• Pharmacist's Assistant (Basic or Post-Basic) - Retired (aged 70 or older)

77.39

11.61

89.00
* An application form provided by Council must be submitted to the Registrar for consideration and approval.
* All pharmacists and Pharmacist's Assistants above the age of 70 who fail to pay annual fees within 3 years and do not have approval for exemption will be removed from Council register.