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Takes some time to get used to the app, but love having the info at my finger tips.
SAMF
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Regarded as the gold standard of medicines information and clinical management protocols in South Africa, the South African Medicines Formulary (SAMF), first published in 1988, is a trusted source of information and provides up-to-date, reliable, unbiased and evaluated information on medicines.
Currently on its 15th edition , it has become a standard health practitioner's medicine reference guide, respected for accuracy of content and independence from the pharmaceutical industry. It is now available on this mobile application and supported by a web portal (https://samf-app.com/) which subscribers will have access to.
The SAMF application and Book is a joint initiative of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Cape Town and the South African Medical Association (SAMA). Liquid thought maintains the application and web portal.
To find information on each of the entities :
- Medicines Information Centre, Division of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Cape Town: http://www.mic.uct.ac.za
- South African Medical Association: https://www.samedical.org
- Liquid thought: https://www.liquidthought.co.za
All content provided in the Platform is for informational, educational and assistive purposes only, and is not a substitute for the professional judgement of healthcare professionals diagnosing and treating patients. UCT and SAMA do not provide medical advice or medical or diagnostic services through the Platform. Any reliance on the content obtained on or through the Platform is at your own risk.
SAMF Citation:
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences. (2024). South African Medicines Formulary (SAMF). SAMF website. https://samf-app.com
Get access to SAMF app content with an in-app purchase.
There are 2 subscription options to choose from:
- 1 month subscription costs R87.99 (Prices may vary slightly depending on location)
- 1 year subscription costs R889.99 (Prices may vary slightly depending on location)
Payment will be made at the time of purchase confirmation via your App Store account
The subscription will be automatically extended if you do not switch off the automatic renewal at least 24 hours before the premium membership expires
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Currently on its 15th edition , it has become a standard health practitioner's medicine reference guide, respected for accuracy of content and independence from the pharmaceutical industry. It is now available on this mobile application and supported by a web portal (https://samf-app.com/) which subscribers will have access to.
The SAMF application and Book is a joint initiative of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Cape Town and the South African Medical Association (SAMA). Liquid thought maintains the application and web portal.
To find information on each of the entities :
- Medicines Information Centre, Division of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Cape Town: http://www.mic.uct.ac.za
- South African Medical Association: https://www.samedical.org
- Liquid thought: https://www.liquidthought.co.za
All content provided in the Platform is for informational, educational and assistive purposes only, and is not a substitute for the professional judgement of healthcare professionals diagnosing and treating patients. UCT and SAMA do not provide medical advice or medical or diagnostic services through the Platform. Any reliance on the content obtained on or through the Platform is at your own risk.
SAMF Citation:
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences. (2024). South African Medicines Formulary (SAMF). SAMF website. https://samf-app.com
Get access to SAMF app content with an in-app purchase.
There are 2 subscription options to choose from:
- 1 month subscription costs R87.99 (Prices may vary slightly depending on location)
- 1 year subscription costs R889.99 (Prices may vary slightly depending on location)
Payment will be made at the time of purchase confirmation via your App Store account
The subscription will be automatically extended if you do not switch off the automatic renewal at least 24 hours before the premium membership expires
In-Apps
- Yearly subscription
- R889.99
- Monthly subscription
- R87.99
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Useless App
This App is a waste of money and time. User interface is buggy and slow. Cannot open most drugs. Searching for Voltaren only brings up topic treatment for eyes. Searching for Prednisone brings up long list but tapping on Prednisone brings no result. The developers must go back to drawing board.
Great to have but glitchy
App and Website (on iPhone) has been glitchy. Some drugs won’t open, can’t close the drop down menu with the “x” (on the website). Better and more authoritative content than EMGuidance but too glitchy.
Extermely useless app
The search function has absolutely no use: you can search for a drug but that is it. You cannot click on the available options. I end up using google instead. To make it worse: you have to PAY for this rubbish.
Failure to log on
I downloaded the app and subscribed on my iphone using my apple ID, 80rand was deducted from my bank account but when i try to log on the samf app, it keeps asking me to subscribe again. Please can you help me sort this out asap
App doesn’t work
Downloaded the app, completed registration, chose payment plan, then nothing. Can’t use the app. Every time I attempt to login it wants me to choose a payment plan again. But I can’t get further than that. Hope I am not going to get billed.
Missing an index
Oddly, the app doesn’t provide for the way that most clinicians use the paperback SAMF: scrolling through the alphabetical list of drug names and then going to the page with all the relevant prescribing information for the particular drug… The app seems to be set up as a crash-course in pharmacy… only useful if you are looking for a crash-course in pharmacy…
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Why are subscriptions only applicable to IOS?
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App Info
- Category
- Medical
- Publisher
- THE SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
- Languages
- English
- Recent version
- 1.55 (2 months ago )
- Released on
- Aug 15, 2021 (2 years ago )
- Also available in
- South Africa, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States, Vietnam, Denmark, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Czechia, Germany, United Arab Emirates, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland
- Last updated
- 1 week ago