Declared subsequent to the reporting date
      2018
R’000
  2017
R’000
 
M   DISTRIBUTIONS        
    Declared and paid during the year    
    Final dividend for 2017: 76 cents per share (2016: 54 cents per share) 113 928   80 949  
    Interim dividend for 2018: 86 cents per share (2017: 63 cents per share) 128 918   94 440  
    Total declared and paid 242 846   175 389  
M.1   Declared subsequent to the reporting date  
    Final dividend for 2018: 86 cents per share (2017: 76 cents per share) 128 918   110 671  
    Related party transactions exist between the Company and other subsidiaries within the Adcock Ingram Group. All transactions with related parties are concluded at arm's length.  
    The following related party transactions occurred:  
    Interest received  
    Adcock Ingram Healthcare Proprietary Limited 6 281   1 852  
    Dividends received  
    Adcock Ingram Intellectual Property Proprietary Limited –   245 000  
    Adcock Ingram Limited India 15 759   5 387  
    15 759   250 387  
    Dividends Paid  
    Adcock Ingram Limited 6 942   5 014  
    The related balances (where applicable) are shown in note F. Refer to Annexure H for nature of the relationships of related parties.