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The department finally announced the reversal of lay ownership rules for our pharmacies. This exhaustion I feel is worth it knowing we protected the professional integrity of our practice. We need to stay alert to ensure the implementation follows through exactly as promised.

October 18, 2013

A petition to request the Health Department of South Africa to reverse the lay ownership of Pharmacies in SA .

A petition to request the Health Department of South Africa to reverse the lay ownership of Pharmacies in SA .

🏆 Won — 106 supporters Verified

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Started by Patrick Mahlangu 13 years, 2 months ago
We the Pharmaçists of South Africa, as informed by the first National Pharmacy Conférence, bélieve that the lay ownership of pharmaçists is not benefiting the Pharmacist of SA and the public at large.It has failed the intentions of increasing access for all, therefore it needs to be scrapped.

Updates

July 21, 2013

Reaching this point has been a long and draining road that tested my resolve. Seeing this kind of backing confirms that the struggle to reclaim our profession is worth the exhaustion.

Reached 100 supporters

July 21, 2013

7 Comments

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Thabo Reyes
13 years ago Featured

Pharmacy is a professional medical practice not a retail shop to be run by corporate suits. Keep medicine in the hands of the experts.

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Zanele Rivera
13 years ago Featured

This policy is a mess. Patients deserve better advice from their local pharmacist who actually knows their history.

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Sarah Fleming
13 years ago Featured

Totally agree. These big retail chains only care about profit margins and not the actual patients. This needs to change now.

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Lerato Fox
13 years ago Featured

My local chemist keeps closing down because they cant compete with the big guys. Its wrong.

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Pieter Medina
13 years ago Featured

PHARMACY IS HEALTHCARE NOT BUSINESS!!!!

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Jacob Owens
13 years ago Featured

About time. Local pharmacies are struggling while these huge corps push for cheaper and faster service at the cost of safety.

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Anonymous
12 years ago

Agreed