<p> MediKredit Integrated Healthcare Solutions (Pty) Ltd Reg No : 1995/001794/07</p><p>Head Office : Johannesburg Cape Town 132 Jan Smuts Ave, Switchboard: Switchboard: Parkwood, Telkom: +27 (0) 11 770-6000 +27 (0) 21 442-6620 Johannesburg, 2193 Neotel: +27 (0) 11 589-6000 Facsimile: P O Box 692, Facsimile: +27 (0) 11 770/589-6001 +27 (0) 21 447-6975 Parklands, 2121 Call Centre: +27 (0) 860-932-273</p><p>The Minister of Health has published an amendment to the above regulations pertaining to the dispensing fee for pharmacists in Government Gazette No 26875 dated 26 September 2013.</p><p>1. Definition of “dispense”:</p><p>"dispense" in relation to a dispensing fee means the supply of medicines based on a prescription to a patient or someone on behalf of the patient to a health professional authorised by law to supply medicines and includes-</p><p>(a) The interpretation and evaluation of the prescription; (b) The selection, reconstitution, dilution, labeling, recording and the actual supply of the medicine; (c) The provision of information and instructions to ensure safe and effective use of a medicine by a patient; and (d) The provision of information on the interchangeable multi-source medicine or scheduled substance available in the market with the lowest single exit price.</p><p>2. Definition of dispensing fee</p><p>"dispensing fee" means a fee determined in terms of these regulations, exclusive of VAT, that may be charged to dispense a medicine. </p><p>3. Amendment to Regulation 10:</p><p>The appropriate dispensing fee to be charged by a pharmacist, must: </p><p> Where SEP of a medicine or scheduled substance < R81, the dispensing fee shall not exceed R6.30 plus 46% of SEP in respect of that medicine or scheduled substance;  Where SEP of a medicine or scheduled substance is ≥ to R81 < R216, the dispensing fee shall not exceed R16.00 plus 33% of SEP in respect of that medicine or scheduled substance;  Where SEP of a medicine or scheduled substance is ≥ to R216 < R756, the dispensing fee shall not exceed R55 plus 15 % of SEP in respect of that medicine or scheduled substance;  Where SEP of a medicine or scheduled substance is ≥ to R756, the dispensing fee shall not exceed R131 plus 5% of SEP in respect of that medicine or scheduled substance. </p><p>The provisions of this regulation 10 must be reviewed annually by the Minister. </p><p>Directors: Dr S C P Belamant; A W Brunyee; W J du Plessis ; H G Kotzé MediKredit is an ISO 9001:2008 registered company.</p>