Features include

• Quick, easy access
• Powerful search function using multiple search terms including generic name, trade names and medical conditions
• Voice search function (Android only)
• Regular updates
• Advert free
• Not influenced by the pharmaceutical industry
• Favourites list
• In-app support from the Medicines Information Centre, UCT

The SAMF app contains 88 clinical sections, including

• Over 1 100 medicine profiles
• Over 2 300 dosing regimens
• Over 4 000 registered proprietary preparations
• 122 disease specific clinical notes
• Prescribing guidance in specialised clinical situations such as kidney impairment, porphyria, pregnancy and paediatrics

Gold standard content

• Produced by the top university in Africa: The University of Cape Town (UCT)
• Excellent clinical utility – simple and concise information
• Editors and contributors are respected leaders in drug policy in the country
• Unbiased information – no pharmaceutical industry funding or advertising
• The trusted medicines formulary in South Africa since 1988

Expert opinion/authors

Each section of the SAMF is reviewed by experts in their relevant fields. These experts hail from a range of public and private medical and academic institutions, including the Universities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, the Western Cape and Witwatersrand. The integrity of the information has given the publication legal status and it can be used in a court of law to defend medico-legal disputes.

Medical disclaimer

All content provided in the application 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 the South African Medical Association (SAMA) do not provide medical advice or medical or diagnostic services through the application. Any reliance on the content obtained on or through the application is at your own risk.

Publisher and partner

The SAMF is a joint initiative of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Cape Town and the South African Medical Association.

Prescribed reference book/app

The SAMF is a prescribed reference in medical, pharmacy and nursing schools and is a mandatory reference source in pharmacies, as required by the Good Pharmacy Practice standards of the South African Pharmacy Council.

Sections available

• Alimentary tract and metabolism
• Blood and blood-forming organs
• Cardiovascular system
• Dermatologicals
• Genitourinary system and sex hormones
• Systemic hormonal preparations, excluding sex hormones and insulins
• General anti-infectives for systemic use
• Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents
• Musculoskeletal system
• Central nervous system
• Antiparasitic products
• Respiratory system
• Sensory organs
• Contrast media
• Emergency treatment of poisoning