Advancing Pharmaceutical Excellence. Empowering Industry.
Improving Lives.
SAAPI’s core members include pharmacists and allied professionals working across the pharmaceutical industry. They play a pivotal role in safeguarding the supply of medicines, medical devices, and in-vitro diagnostics (IVDs), ensuring compliance with safety, efficacy, and quality standards. Our members uphold the integrity of healthcare systems by advancing responsible practice, regulatory alignment, and patient safety.
Who We Are?
Founded in 1995, SAAPI is a sector of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa (PSSA) and operates as a membership association. We serve our members by offering workshops, symposia, and webinars on critical industry topics such as regulatory compliance, pharmacovigilance, quality assurance, medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics (IVDs). These events also address emerging trends in pharmaceutical innovation, ethics in industry practice and continuing professional development. Through these platforms, SAAPI actively shapes policy and scientific matters that influence the pharmaceutical industry.
Through these platforms, SAAPI actively shapes policy and scientific matters that influence the pharmaceutical industry.
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What we do
What we do
SAAPI as a sector of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa (PSSA) represent pharmacists and allied professionals working across the pharmaceutical industry value chain.
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Our Vision
Our Vision
A community of skilled, well-resourced industrial pharmacists driving excellence in pharmaceutical science and practice.
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Our Mission
Our Mission
SAAPI is committed to promoting the health and well-being of South Africans and the broader continent by ensuring the reliable supply of medicines, medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics (IVDs) that comply with safety, efficacy and quality requirements.
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Membership
Membership
SAAPI welcomes pharmacists in industry as well as allied professionals who align with our vision and mission.
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About Us
The South African Association of Pharmacists in Industry (SAAPI) is dedicated to empowering pharmacists working in pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality assurance, and regulatory affairs. Our members play a vital role in ensuring the supply of safe, effective, and high-quality medicines and medical devices.
SAAPI's Purpose
The South African Association of Pharmacists in Industry (SAAPI) exists to empower pharmacists and allied professionals across the pharmaceutical industry. We provide workshops, webinars and symposia, sharing best practices that help members deliver innovative solutions for medicines, medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics (IVDs) that comply with safety, efficacy, and quality standards. By strengthening knowledge and guiding improvements across the pharmaceutical lifecycle, SAAPI ensures patients have continued access to medicines, medical devices, and IVDs that are safe, effective, and of high quality.
With longstanding relationships with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC), the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), the National Department of Health (NDoH) and other national and international stakeholders, SAAPI continues to engage meaningfully on matters that impact the pharmaceutical industry. Through these collaborations, we strengthen our members’ ability to navigate complex regulatory environments and contribute to a resilient healthcare system.
Advancing pharmaceutical excellence Through science
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