INFORMATION ABOUT

PHARMACY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Friday, April 19, 2013

Syllabus for SAPC professional examinations

The professional practice of the pharmacist is focused on the medicines

that he/she handles and the outcomes of treatment with such medicines.
Pharmacists must thus have knowledge in the aspects of preventative and
promotive health care, ill health prevention, emergency care and the
general well-being of the community, the economic, legal and logistic
aspects relating to the acquisition, storage and distribution of medicines
and be able to advise the public in this regard.
ln order for the pharmacist to provide or advise on the choice, initiation,
maintenance and termination of various drug therapies for more general
illnesses, he/she must have a basic knowledge of pharmaceutics,
pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology and toxicology. Knowledge of the
aspects of professional pharmacy practice will ensure that the principles of
pharmaceutical care are upheld by the pharmacist in practice, namely, the
attitudes, behaviors, commitments, concerns, ethics, functions,
responsibilities and skills of the pharmacist in the provision of medicine
therapy with the goal of achieving definite therapeutic outcomes towards
the patient’s health and quality of life.
The essential areas of pharmacy practice covered in this section of
guidelines are

1. APPLIED PHARMACEUTICS AND

PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY

2. APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY AND

TOXICOLOGY

3. LAWS PERTAINING TO PHARMACY

PRACTICE

4. APPLIED PROFESSIONAL PHARMACY PRACTICE

& PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION
1. APPLIED PHARMACEUTICS AND PHARMACEUTICAL
CHEMISTRY:
The examination in applied pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical
chemistry consists of two parts i.e. section based on pharmaceutics
and a section based on pharmaceutical chemistry. Candidates are
allowed for three (3) hours to complete the examination. The
examination is in an open book format and consists multiple choice
questions, although long questions may also be included where
appropriate. Copies of examination papers may be purchased from
Council.

APPLIED PHARMACEUTICS:

Selected references:

Pharmaceutics: The science of dosage form design. Aulton, M.E.

(ed)., churchill Livingstone, London, 1988 (ISBN 0-443_03643_8)

Pharmaceutical Practice: collett, D.M. and Aulton, M.E. (eds).,

churchill Livingstone, London, 1990 (ISBN 0_443-03644_6)

AIMS OF THE PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION IN APPLIED

PHARMACEUTICS (SYLLABUS)

1 . Basic principles of compounding and dispensing

The candidate must be able to perform and have an understanding of the
following components of compounding and dispensing:

1.1 Calculations

Pharmaceutical calculations dealing with concentration,

dilutions & titurations

.
1.2 Storage and Stability

· Chemical kinetics and the role of accelerated stability testing;

· The role of temperature, hydrolysis, solvolysis, photolysis, trace metal
catalysis and hygroscopicity in drug and dosage form stability.

1.3 Containers and closures

· The ideal requirements of a container or package;

 · Materials used to manufacture containers and closures;
· Child resistant containers;
· Unit dose packaging.

2. Pharmaceutical preparations

The candidate must have a knowledge and understanding of the

following pharmaceutical dosage forms:

2.1 Solutions

· The rationale behind using solutions as an oral dosage form;

· Aqueous and non-aqueous solution formulations;
· Formulation additives;
· Types of preparations ( oral and non-oral);
· Stability of solutions;
· Compounding and manufacturing of solutions;
· Antiseptic and disinfectant solutions.

2.2 Suspensions

· The physical properties of a well formulated suspension;

· Pharmaceutical applications;
· Formulation;
· Stability testing;
· Compounding and manufacture;
· Materials used in suspensions;

2.3 Emulsions and creams

· Emulsion types;
· Formulation of emulsions, including emulsifying agents and other
additives;
· Stability and stability testing;
· Compounding and manufacture;
· Drug release from emulsions.

2.4 Ointments, pastes and gels

· Formulation of dermatological preparations;

· Microbial contamination and preservation;
· Physicochemical criteria for dermatological preparations.

2.5 Suppositories and pessaries

· Absorption of drugs from the rectum;

· Formulation and compounding of suppositories;
 · Drug release from suppositories and pessaries;
· Rectal formulations other than suppositories.

2.6 Powders and granules

· Advantages and disadvantages of powdered and granulated products;

· Types of dispensed preparations;
· Preparations requiring further manipulation at the time of dispensing;
· Formulation and compounding of powders and granules.

2.7 Tablets and capsules

· Advantages of tablets and capsules;

· Types of tablets and capsules;
· Essential properties of tablets;
· Influence of tableting method on formulation;
· Tablet excipients;
· Dispensing of tablets;
· Sustained release preparations;
· Raw materials for gelatin capsules;
· Hard and soft gelatin capsules;
· specific formulation requirements of other compressed dosage forms;
· Bioavailability aspects of tablets and capsules.

2.8 Therapeutic aerosols

· Definitions and uses of therapeutic aerosols;

· Important physicochemical properties;
· Deposition of aerosols in the human respiratory tract;
· Design, formulation and generation of aerosols;
· Testing of aerosols;
· Drug absorption and clearance from the respiratory tract.

2.9 Sterile pharmaceutical preparations

The compounding and dispensing of sterile pharmaceutical preparations

includes microbiology and preservation, sterilization and aseptic technique,
parenterals, opthalmics, cytotoxics and radiopharmaceuitcals. The
candidate should thus have an understanding of:

· Sources and incidence of contamination;

· Growth and multiplication of microorganisms in pharmaceutical
preparations;
· Consequences of contamination;
· Control of microbial contamination;
· Preservation of pharmaceutical preparations;
· Microbial standards for pharmaceutical preparations;
 · Significance of sterility and sterilization protocols;
· Methods of sterilization and sterility testing;
· Sterilisation controls and good aseptic technique;
· Routes and methods of parenteral drug administration;
· Bioavailability of drugs from injections;
· Formulation, preparation and sterilization of injections;
· Closures, packaging and quality assurance of injections;
· Methods of administration of intravenous infusions;
· Infusion additives;
· Formulation and preparation of ophthalmic products;
· Dispensing of cytotoxic agents;
· Therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals;
· Formulation and facilities required for the preparation of
radiopharmaceuticals;
· Uses of radio-pharmaceuticals for diagnostic and therapeutic
purposes.

2.10 Modified release drug delivery systems

· Drug release requirements;

· Types of modified release drug delivery systems;
· Formulation methods to achieve modified drug release;
· Advantages of using modified release drug therapy;
· Limitations of modified release delivery systems.

3. Bio-pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics.

The candidate must have an understanding of the bio-pharmaceutics and

pharmacokinetics:

3.1 Absorption

· Mechanisms of drug transport across the gastrointestinal-blood

barrier;
· Physiological factors influencing drug absorption from the
gastrointestinal tract (GlT);
· Physicochemical factors influencing drug absorption from the GIT;
· Dosage form factors influencing drug absorption from the GlT.

3.2 Bioavailability

· The concept of bioavailability;

· The concept of bio-pharmaceutics;
· Assessment of bioavailability;
· Representation of bioavailability data;
· Absolute and relative bioavailability;
· Criteria for valid in vivo bioavailability testing.
·
3.3 Practical pharmacokinetics

· Concepts in pharmacokinetics;
· Drug distribution.
· Compartmental models of drug distribution;
· Drug elimination;
· Dosage regimens;
· Pharmacokinetic influences on dosage regimen designs;
· Factors affecting steady state plasma concentrations of a drug.

3.4 Therapeutic drug monitoring

· Guidelines for therapeutic drug monitoring;

· Sample collection;
· Pharmacokinetic drug profiles;
· Population pharmacokinetics;
· lnfluence of disease states on pharmacokinetics.

APPLIED PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY (SYLLABUS)

selected references:

Principles of Medicinal Chemistry. 4'h Edition. Foye, W.O, Lemke, T.L. &
Willams, D.A. Willams & Wilken Publishers, 1995 (ISBN-0683-0332309)

Other texts of similar content that will provide excellent background

reading for candidates include:

Textbook of Organic, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Delgado,

J.N & Remers,W.A. (Eds)
LippincotlRaven, 1998 (ISBN 397-51583-9)

AnalyticalChemistry: Principles and Techniques., Hargis, L.G. Prentice Hall,

NJ. 1997

The Organic chemistry of drug design and drug action, RB Silverman,

Academic Press, lnc London,
1992

Burgers medical and drug discovery, 5th Edition, Wolff ME ed (ISBN

0471575607)

Other suitable texts on instrumental analysis and

drug identification should also be consulted.

1. The basic principles of organic pharmaceutical

chemistry and structure-activity relationships that
 influence drug actions.

Candidates should have an understanding of:

· The principles of organic chemistry, the structures of organic

compounds and the reactions of organic functional groups in the synthesis
of organic compounds of pharmaceutical importance and structure
determination of unknown compounds;

· Principles of quantitative and qualitative chemical analysis of

substances of pharmaceutical importance;

· Organic medicinal and pharmaceutical compounds with special

emphasis on the correlation of structural, physico-chemical and chemical
properties with biological activity, drug sources, mechanisms of drug
action, drug design and selectivity, drug incompatibility and drug
interactions;

· Drug structures and structure-activity relationships, mechanisms of

action and other factors that influence drug action within specific drug
classes.

2. General principles in molecular mechanisms of drug action

Candidates should have an understanding of:

· The general principles of drug action and the pharmacological

activities of drugs with the major focus on the molecular mechanisms of
drug action.

3. Analysis of substances of pharmaceutical importance

Candidates should be able to describe the application of physical

methods used in the identification, separation and structure determination
of organic compounds, such as:

Weight analysis
Volumetric analysis including neutralization, precipitation analysis &
complexometry.
Mass spectroscopy.
Thin-layer, column, and gas-liquid chromatography
Infrared, ultraviolet, nuclear-magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

4. The actions of drugs in biochemical terms

Candidates should have a thorough understanding of, and be able to
interpret the actions of drugs, where relevant, in biochemical terms,
including:

· The structures, functions and transformations occurring within living

cells in terms of established chemical principles;

· The structures and functions of biopolymers, nucleic acids and

proteins;

· The metabolism and regulation of cellular processes.

APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY:

Selected references:

Pharmacology. 4th Edition. Rang, H.P., Dale, M.M. & Ritter, J.M., (2000).
Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh. ( ISBN 0443 059748 or 0443 059942)

Other texts of similar content that will provide useful background reading
for candidates include:

A Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology, 5th Edition. Ritter, J.M., Lewis, L.D. &
Mant, T.G.K. (1999) Arnold, London. ( ISBN 0-340-705930)

Basic and clinical Pharmacology. 7th Edition. Katzung, B.G., Appelton &
Lange, Norwalk, Connecticut, (lSB N 0-83S5-0538-4).

Pharmacology. 2nd Edition. Mycek, M.J., Harvey, R.A., & champe, p.c., (part
of Lippincott's lllustrated Review series), Lippincott-Raven, phitadetphia. (
tsBN 0- 397-51567_79)

Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. 3'd Edition. Dipro, R.L.,

Talbert, p.E., yee, G.c., Matzke, G.R., Posey, L.M., Appelton & Lange,
Norwatk, connecticut, (tsBN 0-8385_7926_0)

South African Medicines Formulary. sth Edition. Gibbon, C.J. (2000).

Health & Medical publishing Group of the South African Medicat
Association. (tsBN 0-g75098-31-3)

AIMS OF THE PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION IN APPLIED

PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY (SYLLABUS)

1. Basic principles of pharmacology and toxicology

Candidates should have an understanding of:

· The underlying principles of pharmacology and toxicology;

· Pharmacodynamics;
 · Pharmacokinetics;

· Drug metabolism;

· Drug evaluation;

· Drug interactions.

2. Actions of drugs on various body systems

Candidates should have a thorough knowledge of the pharmacological

classification of drugs and the actions of these drugs on body systems
including:

· Autonomic drugs;

· Cardiovascular drugs;

· Drugs with important actions on smooth muscle;

· Drugs that act on the central nervous system;

· Drugs with important actions on blood, inflammation and gout;

· Endocrine drugs;

3. Specialized drug actions including chemotherapeutic drugs

Candidates must have a sound knowledge and understanding of the

effects of specialized drug actions including:

· The principles of antimicrobial drug actions;

· Antimicrobial therapy, modes of action and therapeutic indications;

· Anti-fungal agents;

· Antiviral chemotherapy and prophylaxis;

· Drugs with limited indications;

· Urinary antiseptics, disinfectants and other antiseptics;

· Anti-parasitic, anti-protozoal and anti-helmintic drugs;

· Cancer chemotherapy;

· lmmuno-pharmacology.

4. Vaccines and other biological products

 Candidates should have an understanding of:

· Vaccines and immune globulins;

· Other complex biologic products.

5. Toxic effects of drugs prescribed for use by the patient

Candidates must have a thorough knowledge of the toxicology of drug

therapy to enable successful pharmacist intervention in appropriate
situations in pharmacy practice:

· Basic principles of toxicology;

· Chelators and heavy metals;

· Management of the poisoned patient.

LAWS PERTAINING TO PHARMACY PRACTICE

Selective references:

The pharmacist is required to be cognizant of all legislation relating to

pharmacy practice including the Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act 53 of 1974) as
amended, the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act, 1965 (Act
101 of 1965) and other relevant acts. A compendium of laws has been
prescribed as the principal reference for the Test in the laws pertaining to
pharmacy practice:

PSSA Compendium of Laws and Regulations Relating to Pharmacy

Volume 1,2A01 published by Butterworths. The compendium is
available from Butterworths Publishers at Tel: 031 - 268 3007
(Customer Services) or Toll free number 0800 00 4493, Butterworths
Publishers, P O Box 4, MAYVILLE, 4058, e-mail address:
[email protected],

Pharmacy Amendment Act, 1997 (Act 88 of 1997). Government

Gazette No 18525, 12 December'1 997;

AIMS OF THE PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION IN THE LAWS PERTAINING

TO PHARMACY PRACTICE (SYLLABUS)

The candidate must have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the

following enactments and regulations thereto:

. Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act 53 of 1974) as amended, including the

"Ethical Rules";
 · Medicines and Related Substances control Act, 1965 (Act 101 of
1965);

· Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act 15 of 1973);

· Relevant extracts of the Liquor Act, 'l 989 (Act 27 of 1989);

· Relevant extracts of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants

Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972);

· Relevant extracts of the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural

Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act 36 of 1947);

· Relevant extracts of the Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act 56 of

1974) as amended;

· Relevant extracts of the Nursing Act, 1978 (Act 50 of 1978) as

amended.

APPLIED PROFESSIONAL PHARMACY PRACTICE AND

PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION
Selected references:

lntroduction to Business Management, 5th Edition., Cronje, du Toit &

Motlatla
Communication Skills in Pharmacy Practice, 3'o Edition., Tindall,
W.N. , Beardsley, R.S & Kimberlain, C.L. Lea & Febiger,
Philadelphia,1994

AIMS OF THE PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION IN PHARMACY

ADMINISTRATION (SYLLABUS)

1. General management principles

The candidate must have an understanding of the following components

of basic management principles:

· Basics of business management;

· Planning, implementing and managing operational plans and

projects;

· leadership and teamwork in the management process;

· Control and planning in the management process cycle;

 · Management principles involved in the procurement, storage and
distribution of medicines

· And other pharmaceutical products;

· Basic principles in record keeping, statistical methodologies and

research methods to ensure optimum medicine supplies to the patient
and/or community.

2. The functional management of an organization.

The candidate must have an understanding of the following components

of functional management principles:

· Basics of marketing management including marketing concepts and

objectives;

· Managerial tasks in marketing management including planning,

organizing, providing leadership and controlling
marketing efforts;

· Marketing strategies including the environment, target markets,

utilizing marketing information and marketing instruments in marketing
strategies.

3. Financial management relating to pharmacy practice

The candidate must have an understanding of the following components

of financial management principles:

· Nature and meaning of financial management including environmental

factors that influence financial management;

· Basic concepts and techniques in financial management including

financial analysis and ratios, planning and control;

· Concepts of assets, liabilities, debtor control and stock control;

· Short and long term financing of stock and other assets;

· Management of assets and the principles and implementation of

budgeting techniques;

· Financial implications of procurement, storage and distribution of

medicines.

4. Human resource management

Candidates are required to have a thorough knowledge and understanding

of human resource management and human resource utilization:
 · Key concepts of human resource management function;

· Human resource management functions within the pharmacy including

human resource

· Recruitment, maintenance, activities and utilization;

· Basic principles in training and development of human resources;

· Managing workplace performance of pharmacy personnel.

5. Communication

Candidates must have an understanding of:

· Basic principles in communication and the provision of information;

· Communication techniques, including the ability to apply technological

advances in communication in the procurement and distribution of
medicines;

· Effective communication techniques between colleagues, other health

care professionals and patients.

PROFESSIONAL PHARMACY PRACTICE

Selected references

. South African Medicines Formulary. 4th Edition.

Medical Association of South Africa in cooperation with
the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa;

. MIMS Medical Specialties. Recent Edition, MIMS

publishers, Pretoria

. MIMS Desk Reference (MDR). Recent Edition, MIMS

publishers, pretoria.;

· The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and rherapy. 16th

Edition. Merck & co. lnc. Rathway.

· MIMS Self-medication Guide. Recent Edition, MIMS

publishers, pretoria;

· Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs. 1Oth Edition.

American Pharmaceutical Association,
 Washington,D.C.;

· Martindale. The Extra Pharmacopoeia. 32nd Edition,

The Pharmaceutical Press. London;

· Daily Drug Use. Talmud, J., 6th Edition. Tincture Press.

Cape Town;

· Pharmacy Practice. Greeff, O.B.W., Pharmaceutical

Society of South Africa, Braamfontein;

· Pharmacist lnitiated Therapy, 1993. Dekker, A.,

Dreyer,A., Smit, R. Juta publishers. Cape Town

· English/Afrikaans Dictionary.

· Other texts of similar content include Minor Illness or Major

Disease C. Edwards and , C. Symptoms in Pharmacy, by A.
Blenkinsop.

AIMS OF THE PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION IN PROFESSTONAL

PHARMACY PRACTICE (SYLLABUS)

1. Dispense and ensure the optimal use of medicines prescribed to the

patient

The candidate must have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the

following aspects of dispensing and the provision of medicines to a patient
or caregiver including, inter alia:

· Prescription reading;

· Pharmacist medication reviews and intervention;

· Labeling and dispensing of medicines;

· Calculation of doses for adults, children and infants;

· . Providing emergency supplies of medicines;

2. Safe, rational and appropriate use of medicines

The candidate must have a thorough knowledge of medicines and the

effects of medicines to ensure the optimal use of medicines by the patient
including, inter alia:
 · Drug interactions;

· Side-effects of prescribed medicines;

· Effects of polypharmacy in medicine therapy;

· Correct use and storage of prescribed medicines;

· Medicines used during pregnancy and breast-feeding;

· Medicines used in young children and the elderly.

3. Health care education and information

The candidate must have a thorough knowledge of the actions and effects
of medicines in health care to provide information and ensure the optimal
use of medicines by the patient including, inter alia:

· lnformation on the correct storage and supply of drugs, medicines and

chemicals;

· Appropriate drug therapy for individual patients;

· Correct use of prescribed and non-prescribed medicines;

· Drug interactions and side-effects of drugs;

· Use of medicines during pregnancy, breast-feeding and the aged;

· Advice on the use of therapeutic goods and appliances;

· Counselling and educating patients on the promotion of good health

and reduction of incidence of illness;

· Non-drug management, including no treatment and/or referral to other

health care professionals;

· Maintaining healthy lifestyles and disease prophylaxis.

4. Essential clinical services including screening and referral services

The candidate must have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the

aspects of treatment, referral, screening and education in primary health
care and public health campaigns including, inter alia:

· Blood pressure testing;

· Cholesterol screening tests;

. Diabetes and blood glucose screening tests;

 · Pregnancy testing;

. Urine analysis, where appropriate;

· First aid measures, where appropriate

5. Principles of pharmaceutical care

The candidate must have an understanding of the aspects of the

outcomes of therapy and the design, implementation and monitoring of
pharmaceutical plans including inter alia:

· Promoting and contributing to rational drug use;

· Designing, implementing and participating in pharmaceutical care

plans in drug therapy

. Selection and drug usage;

· Monitoring and assessing the drug therapy of patients;

· Evaluating drug usage and optimizing health outcomes;

· Providing drug information to patients, caregivers and other health care

professionals to ensure the optional use of medicines;

· Participating in therapeutic and drug utilization review committees.

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Anonymous Thu Jun 13, 01:40:00 AM PDT

Hello dear your blog is very useful to me, i am writing this years exams in october.
I was looking for the syllabus you have mentioned above on the internet in pdf
form.
and i have found most of the syllabus of the paper for LAWS PERTAINING TO
PHARMACY PRACTICE from the website of department of health south africa.
Now the thing i want to ask you is that is it really necessary to buy the
compendium of laws book or if as in my case i have the syllabus online, should i
stick to that??
and the Acts you have mentoined in the LAW paper syllabus are they the total
syllabus of the paper??

Thanks , i will be waitng for your response :)

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ram Fri Jun 14, 12:34:00 AM PDT

hi bro...
law paper is very important and tough even u should prepare to the maximum
levels to get passed and the valuation is also nt easier either..where are u nw???did
u finish the formalities to be done with your application???

Anonymous Fri Jun 14, 01:12:00 AM PDT

hi
yeah i am almost done with all the formalities and will be in the republic by the end
of july.
Have you written the exam before??
yeah that is why i was making sure that i am following the right approach for the
law paper

Anonymous Fri Jun 14, 07:40:00 AM PDT

So, what you say i must buy the complete book of compendium of laws?

ram Sat Jun 15, 05:55:00 AM PDT

compendium of laws buk is there and it is of two volumes and u hv to buy 2
volumes to get through the xam and u hv the soft copies in the website of the
council and if you r unable to get them u can give me your mail id so that i can do
help you

Anonymous Sat Jun 15, 10:11:00 AM PDT

Yeah sure dear i will be thankful in case of any help
This is my email address help me out with any of the syllabus if u have :
[email protected]

I will be waiting for your mail :)

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hey bro....

please subscribe to this blog, like on facebook or follow using your email in order
to get further and close assistance...we appreciate your support...u will receive
your email once you follow this blog with email and/ or facebook....

thank you very much...

Anonymous Tue Jun 18, 01:07:00 AM PDT

yes dear did that already
but i have not got the answer to my question dear....
is it necessary to buy the compendium of laws book or i can go with the online .pdf
copies successfully??
thnx

pradeep Tue Jun 18, 04:44:00 AM PDT

buying or not buying the compendium is entirely your decision....the pdf's that you
download from SAPC website won't cover everything, but you can get through the
exam if you study everything in the pdf...
 we can email you the pdf copies if u don't find them in the SAPC site...

buy the compendium if u wanna know everything in LAW and if you don't feel
confident enough with the pdf's, but usually people get through the exam with
those pdf's....so it is ur decision to buy or not....

Unknown Tue Jun 18, 10:58:00 AM PDT

hmm thanks a lot dear...
well i will be really thankful if you send me the pdf files, it will be a great help for
me.
my mail address is [email protected].

Anonymous Wed Jun 11, 12:47:00 AM PDT

Hi, I was wondering what reference books to buy to study for the exam. It's
probably too expensive to buy all the selected references they advice. Any tips?
Thanks!

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Unknown Tue Jun 18, 01:27:00 AM PDT

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Unknown Sun Jul 14, 02:41:00 AM PDT

Dear will you please find out and tell the approx. percentage of long or short
questions that came in the last exam of may other than the mcq's ??
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pradeep Sun Jul 14, 03:14:00 AM PDT

Pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical chemistry: all questions are MCQs...

Pharmacology: in the exam held last may, about 30% was objective type and 70%
was subjective...long or short questions depends on d examiner, u can expect 1
mark, 2,3,5,10 marks questions....
Pharmacy practice: everything is subjective...no mcqs....

Law: everything is subjective and this is closed book

 pradeep Sun Jul 14, 03:17:00 AM PDT
Pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical chemistry: all questions are MCQs...

Pharmacology: in the exam held last may, about 30% was objective type and 70%
was subjective...long or short questions depends on d examiner, u can expect 1
mark, 2,3,5,10 marks questions....
Pharmacy practice: everything is subjective...no mcqs....

Law: everything is subjective and this is closed book

Unknown Sun Jul 14, 04:25:00 AM PDT

thnx

kuppireddy4u Fri Dec 27, 06:31:00 AM PST

hi praddep if it possible can u pls send me some old papers to prepare and my
mail is [email protected]

Sriram Mon Jun 23, 07:27:00 AM PDT

can you please send previous year question papers and pharmacy law pdf, it would
be very helpful. Thanks

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harshavardhan Tue Aug 27, 06:13:00 AM PDT

hi brother..hw r u...plzzz send me textbooks,whch i need to prepare, wth author
names nd previous year question papers.....send to my mail
[email protected]
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pradeep Tue Aug 27, 06:39:00 AM PDT

hello harshavardhan...

u can find the references for all the subjects in the post above...and for chemistry
please use the following references...

SILVERMAN, SMITH, SHARKER, AND BANKER FOR ANALAYSIS

and we'll send u the past papers...

 thank u

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harshavardhan Tue Aug 27, 06:16:00 AM PDT

hi brother hw r u...plzzz send me textbook wth author names,whch i need to
prepare for exam nd previous year questn papers.....my mail
[email protected]
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Anonymous Tue Aug 27, 07:13:00 AM PDT

Thank u brothet
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pradeep Tue Aug 27, 07:19:00 AM PDT

pleasure..

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Anonymous Thu Aug 29, 09:02:00 AM PDT

Hi brother,may i knw cost price of Law book in sa.
thankng u bro
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pradeep Thu Aug 29, 09:07:00 AM PDT

the price of law compendium in SA is about around 1600 rand...i'm not sure but its
somewhere around 1600 rand

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Anonymous Thu Aug 29, 11:38:00 AM PDT

hi brother can you send me old question papers to [email protected]
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pradeep Thu Aug 29, 11:50:00 AM PDT

we've sent u the copies...please find them attached in ur email..

thank you n keep visiting

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Anonymous Thu Sep 05, 11:14:00 AM PDT

the exams are open book,so do they provide reference books during examination
or we have to carry it?
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pradeep Sat Sep 07, 03:02:00 AM PDT

u will have to carry ur own books, they don't provide any reference books in the
exam....

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Anonymous Sat Sep 07, 05:35:00 AM PDT

Hi brother
Does the SAQA has any validity period r not
thankng u brother
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pradeep Sat Sep 07, 08:55:00 AM PDT

hey sorry for the late reply, no SAQA won't have any expiry....

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Anonymous Sat Sep 07, 09:46:00 AM PDT

thanq brother
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 pradeep Sat Sep 07, 09:47:00 AM PDT
pleasure buddy...

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Anonymous Mon Sep 09, 01:10:00 AM PDT

Hi brother,i found that ur havng soft copies of Law book plz send them to my email
nd plz send Pdf files also brother.......
My mail [email protected]
thankng u brother
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pradeep Mon Sep 09, 04:09:00 AM PDT

please check ur inbox, we've sent u d pdf coies of law material...please find them
attached

thank u

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Anonymous Mon Sep 09, 10:49:00 AM PDT

Thanks brother
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Anonymous Fri Nov 15, 10:18:00 PM PST

Hi brother may you please send me the following material to use in the
examinations:
1.Applied pharmaceutics
2.Applied Pharmaceutical chemistry
3.Applied pharmacology and toxicology
4.Laws pertaining to pharmacy practice
5.Applied professional pharmacy practice and pharmacy administration
6.Professional pharmacy practise
7.Past examination papers ,if you have them
My email is [email protected] or [email protected].
Thank you my brother
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C.Sithole Fri Nov 15, 11:58:00 PM PST
Hi brother may you please provide me with the following material to use for the
professional examinations:
1.applied pharmaceutics
2.Applied pharmaceutical chemistry
3.applied pharmacology and toxicology
4.laws pertaining to pharmacy practice
5.Appliied professional pharmacy practice and pharmacy practice
6.professiona pharmacy practices
7.past examination papers.

Thank you brother

Reply

C.Sithole Fri Nov 15, 11:59:00 PM PST

my email address is [email protected] or [email protected]
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magret Thu Nov 21, 06:29:00 PM PST

hie bro can I have copies of the law book analytical chemistry and pre registration
exam past papers my email [email protected]
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pradeep Thu Nov 21, 06:42:00 PM PST

hi magret, please check your emails, we have sent you the past papers and little
law material. if you don't find our email in ur inbox, then check ur spam.

thank you and keep visiting

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Unknown Thu Dec 19, 06:23:00 AM PST

Hello I am Sagar can please send me SAPC old papers on
[email protected]
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Unknown Thu Dec 19, 06:24:00 AM PST

Can please send old papers of SAPC on [email protected]
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Unknown Thu Dec 19, 06:34:00 AM PST

Hello for 2014 SAPC has increased fee for evaluation of credentias to r14483. Why
there is drastic increase in fee from R 972?
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Unknown Thu Dec 19, 06:35:00 AM PST

Send me a law book also along with old papers on sagar.pharmaguy@ gmail.com
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Anonymous Wed Dec 25, 10:30:00 AM PST

Hi Bro
i try to find law pdf file from sapc...but i cant find it...it will b very helpful if u
forward the pdf file n other materials u have to prepare for the exam....
can i also know roughly how long it will take for the process of our application n
how many months before the exam i should send the documents....i been in UK for
4 yrs...still i need to write ielts...i have a UK Msc degree as well....I writtten my
IELTS in 2009 Jan n had band score 6....

Thanks in advance
My email id [email protected]
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Priscilla Tue Dec 31, 01:00:00 AM PST

hi,
Could you please send me any past exam papers that you might have, and the law
pdf files you have, am writing in May and my email is [email protected]

Thanks
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Anonymous Tue Jan 21, 02:13:00 PM PST

hi bro. Please can you send me copies of the past papers. Maybe from 2011, 2012
and 2013, if you have. Thank you. Much appreciated. Keep up the good work. My
email: [email protected]
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Rachel Tue Jan 28, 01:57:00 PM PST
Hi bro, please kindly send PDF copies of law book and past question papers. Am
looking at writing the exams in May 2014. My email is [email protected].
Thank you very much, appreciated!
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Unknown Tue Feb 04, 02:46:00 AM PST

Would you mind giving me the cost information for the Evaluation of Credentials of
Foreign Graduates. Thank you!
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Unknown Mon Jan 12, 05:47:00 AM PST

hello there.. for foreign graduates sapc charges 9900 rands for evaluation.

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Anonymous Wed Feb 05, 08:11:00 AM PST

Hi Bro,

Please let me know how should I get the following books:-

lntroduction to Business Management, 5th Edition., Cronje, du Toit & Motlatla
Communication Skills in Pharmacy Practice, 3'o Edition., Tindall, W.N. , Beardsley,
R.S & Kimberlain, C.L. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia,1994

PROFESSIONAL PHARMACY PRACTICE

Selected references

. South African Medicines Formulary. 4th Edition. Medical Association of South

Africa in cooperation with the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa;

. MIMS Medical Specialties. Recent Edition, MIMS publishers, Pretoria

. MIMS Desk Reference (MDR). Recent Edition, MIMS publishers, pretoria.;

· The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and rherapy. 16th Edition. Merck & co. lnc.
Rathway.

· MIMS Self-medication Guide. Recent Edition, MIMS publishers, pretoria;

· Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs. 1Oth Edition. American Pharmaceutical

Association, Washington,D.C.;

· Martindale. The Extra Pharmacopoeia. 32nd Edition, The Pharmaceutical Press.

London;

· Daily Drug Use. Talmud, J., 6th Edition. Tincture Press. Cape Town;

· Pharmacy Practice. Greeff, O.B.W., Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa,

Braamfontein;

· Pharmacist lnitiated Therapy, 1993. Dekker, A., Dreyer,A., Smit, R. Juta publishers.
Cape Town

· English/Afrikaans Dictionary.

· Other texts of similar content include Minor Illness or Major Disease C. Edwards
and , C. Symptoms in Pharmacy, by A. Blenkinsop.
Please let me know how to get the above books and which one is most important
as for me it is not possible to get all the above books for Applied Pharmacy
practice and Pharmacy administration.
Also send me the past 4 year question paper and PSS vol 1 and vol 2 law material
soft copy. Thanks you,

Send the above things on my email: [email protected]

Regards,
Iqbal
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Anonymous Sat Feb 08, 08:05:00 AM PST

Hello there, looking for some previous papers. Can anyone help me out? Email Id is
[email protected] thanks
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peter afouwaeju Fri Mar 07, 07:14:00 AM PST

CAN anyone send me the past examination question papers please? my email
[email protected]
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Unknown Mon Mar 24, 11:00:00 PM PDT

Hi shankmukh pradeep .. you are doing a excellent job with your blog.. Its very
informative.
Could you please mail me the previous registration exam papers and the law book
pdf ...
My mailing id is : [email protected]
Thanks in advance and cheers !!
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Unknown Thu Mar 27, 10:45:00 PM PDT

Hi shanmukh pradeep .. you are doing an excellent job with your blog.. it is very
informative..
Could you kindly mail me the previous sapc exam papers along with the law book
pdf ..
Thanks in advance.. Cheers !!
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Unknown Tue Apr 08, 03:03:00 PM PDT

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Anonymous Tue May 27, 11:23:00 AM PDT

It's very simple to find out any matter on net as compared
to textbooks, as I found this post at this website [].
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Unknown Thu Jun 12, 07:57:00 AM PDT

Hi Shanmukh,
Thank you so much for an informative blog. I am writing the exam in October
please assist me with the law pdf files and past exam papers. My email address is
[email protected]
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Sreejith Mon Jun 23, 08:16:00 AM PDT

Hi, You have done a great job with this blog, very helpful and informative. Can you
please provide me
1)Past question papers,
2)Pharmacy Law pdf and
3) Introduction to business management 7 edition,
4) Communication skill in pharmacy practice 6 edition to
[email protected]
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pradeep Thu Jul 24, 12:35:00 PM PDT

hi please follow these links

http://www.infosapharmacy.blogspot.com/2014/07/sapc-professional-exam-
pharmacy.html

http://www.infosapharmacy.blogspot.com/2014/07/reference-books-and-notes-
for-sapc.html

http://www.infosapharmacy.blogspot.com/2014/07/sapc-professional-exams-
past-papers.html

this is all we have in store for u...thank u

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Tambai Thu Jul 24, 03:10:00 AM PDT

I am looking for Material and past papers to prepare for the coming exams
1.applied pharmaceutics
2.Applied pharmaceutical chemistry
3.applied pharmacology and toxicology
4.laws pertaining to pharmacy practice
5.Appliied professional pharmacy practice and pharmacy practice
6.professiona pharmacy practices
7.past examination papers.
Email. [email protected]
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pradeep Thu Jul 24, 12:35:00 PM PDT

hi tambai

hi please follow these links

http://www.infosapharmacy.blogspot.com/2014/07/sapc-professional-exam-
pharmacy.html

http://www.infosapharmacy.blogspot.com/2014/07/reference-books-and-notes-
for-sapc.html

http://www.infosapharmacy.blogspot.com/2014/07/sapc-professional-exams-
past-papers.html
 this is all we have in store for u...thank u

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Unknown Mon Jan 12, 05:42:00 AM PST

Hello Shanmukh Pradeep.. Am Nadheia n am writing this exam in may 2015. i have
no idea how to go about it. can u pls assist me in preparing n clearing my exams in
first go. thanks in advance. [email protected]
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Unknown Tue Apr 21, 01:49:00 AM PDT

HEY NADHEIA AZEEZ, M ALSO WRITING EXAM IN MAY 2015 ,DO U GET EXAM
CONFIRMING MAIL FROM SAPC?

Unknown Tue Apr 21, 01:51:00 AM PDT

HEY NADHIA M ALSO WRITING EXAM IN MAY 2015 BUT STILL LOOKING FOR
EXAM CONFIRMING MAIL FROM SAPC ...DID Y GET ANY EXAM CONFIRMING
MAIL FRM SAPC?

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Unknown Mon Jan 12, 05:45:00 AM PST

Hello Shamnukh Pradeep, Am Nadheia, Am writing this exam in May 2015.Can u
pls assist me in preparing n clearing these exams in first go. i have no idea where
to start. thanks in advance. [email protected] is my contact id
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Anonymous Tue Feb 24, 12:21:00 AM PST

hello shamnukh pradeep, i goona write this exam in october 2015. can you please
send me the previous exam papers pdfs. it would be a huge help from you.
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Ajitha Tue May 01, 03:37:00 AM PDT

Hi Pradeep Garu, I am Ajitha Mullapudi, planning to write SAPC exam in October
2018. I kindly request you to please send me previous question papers and soft
 copies of Law compendium. Thank you so much. My mail. [email protected]
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