About us

SB Pharma Consultancy is wholly managed and owned by Suzette Bezuidenhout and is affiliated and/or aligned with the following associations and industry bodies: 

• Registered pharmacist with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)

• Member of the Self-Care Association of South Africa

• South African Translators' Institute

• Marketing Code Authority (MCA) 

Suzette Bezuidenhout is a registered pharmacist with more than 19 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. She started her career in 2000 as community service pharmacist, and thereafter expanded her knowledge of retail pharmacy over 4 years. 

She ventured into courier pharmacy from 2004, and held a variety of positions for 8 years. During this time, she conducted claims-management, medical aid relationship building, management of chronic, HIV, renal & oncology-related treatments (therapeutic and consumables). She was responsible for all stock-ordering and -handling, warehouse operations, temperature-control monitoring and electronic system maintenance. During this time, she was in charge of S21-product ordering, S5&6 handling and clinical trial product dispensing and reporting.  

In 2012, she was part of a team which conducted electronic system optimisation, and additional programming for secondary system interfacing. She was responsible for compiling system specification, user-testing, compiling user manuals, system implementation and monitoring. 

In 2013 she joined the manufacturing industry at one of the largest local manufacturers in South-Africa. She held a seat on the Code Technical & Advisory Committee (CTAC) of the Marketing Code Authority; a committee which is instrumental in the drafting and maintenance of the Marketing Code of Practice, first as a SMASA, and later as a PHARMISA representative. During this time, she was employed as Deputy Responsible Pharmacist which supported the Responsible Pharmacist in various aspects of the execution of her functions, delegations and duties. 

Suzette has provided professional, creative and compliant medical content to various companies within the South African pharmaceutical market since 2019. Projects included new products launches, strategic campaign development, training development and many more. Whether in the ethical medicine space targeting specialists, or communicating in the pharmacy or consumer environment, she has the experience to take your product content to new heights.