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Selenium

Schedule 1 to 4, conditions apply

No structure available

Selenium could not be matched to a single known compound.

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Listing

Schedules
Schedule 1 to 4, conditions apply
Exceptions reach
Schedule 0
Source
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026

Registered medicines

1 registered product listed

Counted through the register's ingredient index, which does not reach every record.

Registered products
NameBrandsDosagesApplicantsRegistrationsSchedule
SeleniumSelesyn500Safeline Pharmaceuticals (Pty) LtdA380442S1 to S4conditions apply

1 more registered product name Selenium in their active ingredient

Registered products
NameBrandsDosagesApplicantsRegistrationsSchedule
Selenium sulfideSelsun100 mlMentholatum south africaG1410

Regulatory status

Where S1 to S4 sits on the scale

Depends on which listing applies

At the least restrictive, Schedule 1: sold by a pharmacist, no doctor's prescription needed. At the most restrictive, Schedule 4: prescription-only medicine. The listings below say which applies to which form, strength or pack size.

Schedule S1 to S4, 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 Selenium

  • S4: Selenium

    • in preparations thereof for injection when intended for veterinary use;
    • except in oral preparations or mixtures containing more than 200 µg of Selenium per recommended daily dose alone or in combination with other active pharmaceutical ingredients; (S0)

    Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, lines 7895 to 7906

  • S1: Selenium

    • in oral preparations or mixtures containing more than 200 µg of Selenium per recommended daily dose alone or in combination with other active pharmaceutical ingredients; (S0)
    • except in preparations thereof for injection when intended for veterinary use. (S4)

    Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, lines 1065 to 1070

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.

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