Caffeine
1,3,7-Trimethylpurine-2,6-dione
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Listing
- Schedules
- Schedule 3, conditions apply
- Source
- Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026
Registered medicines
36 registered products listed
Counted through the register's ingredient index, which does not reach every record.
| Name | Brands | Dosages | Applicants | Registrations | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caffeine | Acugesil, Astrapain forte, Vacudol forte, +112 more | 320 mg, tablets, 1 mg, capsules, +26 more | 56 applicants | 191 registrations | S5 |
23 more registered products name Caffeine in their active ingredient
| Name | Brands | Dosages | Applicants | Registrations | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi Tonic | Taxi tonic | Not stated | Resmed healthcare | 280592 | |
| Bioplus Strawberry Cancelled | Bioplus strawberry | syrup | Adcock ingram limited | A390320 | |
| Modural Classic | Modural classic | Not stated | Novartis South Africa (Pty) Ltd | B0639 | |
| Tranquilex Cancelled | Tranquilex | Not stated | Rexall (Pty) Ltd * | B0645 | |
| Propain Forte | Propain forte | tablets, capsules | 2 applicants | 2 registrations | |
| Ascold Cancelled | Ascold | Not stated | The Premier Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | B1458 | |
| Colcaps Cancelled | Colcaps | capsules | Adcock ingram limited | C0715 | |
| Jacks Slimming Treatment | Jacks slimming treatment | Not stated | Lennon limited | C0780 | |
| Slimming Dragees Cancelled | Slimming dragees | Not stated | Gr Pharmaceuticals (1967) (Pty) Ltd | C0904 | |
| Degoran Bitabs | Degoran bitabs | Not stated | Sandoz South Africa (Pty) Ltd | C0991 | |
| Heat Fatigue With Caffeiene Cancelled | Heat fatigue with caffeiene | tablets | Pharmakon manufacturing laboratories | E1418 | |
| Revaton | Revaton | Not stated | Beige Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd | G2441 |
Show the other 7 registered products
| Name | Brands | Dosages | Applicants | Registrations | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigour-s Cancelled | Vigour-s | Not stated | Adcock ingram limited | G2460 | |
| Nervade Cancelled | Nervade | Not stated | Adcock ingram limited | G2526 | |
| Maxitone | Maxitone | Not stated | Brunel Laboratoria (Pty) Ltd | G2642 | |
| Covite Cancelled | Covite | elixir | Adcock ingram limited | G2700 | |
| Specific Pain Remedy | Specific pain remedy | suspension | Acino Pharma (Pty) Ltd | J0007 | |
| Synap Forte | Synap forte | Not stated | Adcock ingram limited | J0252 | |
| Livadex Cancelled | Livadex | Not stated | The Premier Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | V0243 |
Regulatory status
Where S3 sits on the scale
Needs a doctor's prescription, dispensed by a pharmacist.
Schedule 3 medicines can only be sold on a prescription from an authorised prescriber, such as a doctor or dentist. A pharmacist dispenses the medicine once they have the written prescription, or a verbal instruction from a prescriber they know. Its price, name, pack size and strength can still be told to the public, as long as nothing links it to what it treats.
Schedule S3, as the Consolidated Schedules list it.
Who may supply: A pharmacist dispensing against a written or verbal prescription from an authorised prescriber; a veterinarian, who may also prescribe, compound or dispense it directly; a medical practitioner or dentist, who may prescribe it and may compound or dispense it directly only if licensed under section 22C(1)(a); manufacturers and wholesalers may supply people who may lawfully possess it; and, for animal treatment, a person practising a para-veterinary profession, on a veterinarian's written or verbal instruction.
Consolidated Schedules listings for Caffeine
S3: Caffeine
- when intended for injection.
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, line 3256
This is an informational summary of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 and its 2017 General Regulations. It is not medical advice and not legal advice. Always check the medicine's label, which carries the schedule number inside a square border, or ask a pharmacist if you are unsure.