Peta Healthcare consultants is a dedicated team of professionals that provides a comprehensive variety of compliance and regulatory services to the national and international pharmaceutical industry,
including sub-Saharan Africa.
To be the leading pharmaceuticals provider of regulatory services locally and internationally, adding value and improving the quality of life for all
To provide quality regulatory consulting services to the pharmaceutical industry in line with the latest legislation and guidelines on the first submission – promptly, accurately and at competitive rates
Ethical and professional
Honesty and integrity
Competency and reliability
Pro-active, responsive,
and decisive
Accountability and
good governance
High performance
Continuous improvement.
Dr Dorcas Peta
Founder and Director, Peta Healthcare
Since 1993, Dr Peta has amassed extensive experience and comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and the regulatory affairs environment. A successful entrepreneur with a well-defined strategic vision, she is responsible for providing a comprehensive assortment of compliance and regulatory services to the pharmaceutical industry. A member of Quad Pharma cc, Dr Peta provides training to pharmacists and assistants in regulatory affairs.
As Regulatory Affairs Associate Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at MSD (Pty) Ltd, a multinational pharmaceutical company in Midrand, Dr Peta was responsible for overseeing and planning new product registrations (NCEs), line extensions, variations, renewals, PI/PIL amendments and safety updates and management of the RA team consisting of eight RA pharmacists and three RA assistants.
She was the former chairperson of the Southern African Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs Association (SAPRAA) where she held the role for four years. An expert in her field, Dr Peta represented her previous company at industry associations, Africa Regulatory Network (ARN) and Innovative Medicine of South Africa (IMSA), where she contributed to shaping the regulatory environment.
Southern African Pharmaceutical
Regulatory Affairs Association (SAPRAA)
South African Association of Pharmacists
in Industry (SAAPI)
Black Pharmaceutical Industry
Association (BPIA).
Dr Peta has successfully provided services to several pharmaceutical companies, both local and international companies, and was previously an external evaluator for the South African Health Products Regulatory Affairs, SAHPRA (previously MCC). She was re-appointed as an evaluator by SAHPRA for the Backlog project.