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

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Practice of Pharmacy, 2000

Chapter V : Scope of Practice of Pharmacy Support Personnel

13C. Pharmacy technician (learner)

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(1) A pharmacy technician (learner) who is registered with a provider of an education and training programme approved by the council for purposes of registration as a pharmacy technician and who is undertaking work-based training, may provide the services or perform the acts prescribed in regulation 13A under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist in a pharmacy.

 

(2) The acts referred to in subregulation (1) must be provided or performed in accordance with a programme developed by the provider and approved by the council in terms of the Act.

 

(3) A pharmacy technician (learner) may provide or perform all of the services or acts pertaining to the scope of practice of a pharmacist’s assistant (post-basic) under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist in a pharmacy.

 

Regulation 13C inserted by the Regulations relating to the Practice of Pharmacy: Amendment 2024, Notice No. 4733, GG50528, dated 19 April 2024]