16 September 2022
MOH’s PSP notifies shortage only for amoxicillin, but a distributor states ampicillin-sulbactam powder for injection is out of stock, estimating new arrivals by the 2nd-4th week of October.
Tag: antibiotics
13 September 2022
This is the first recently reported problem of a medicine shortage in the public sector; previous drug supply disruptions were mainly in private clinics, pharmacies, and hospitals.
6 February 2020
Sample size calculation is a crucial step in designing studies.
3 February 2020
Over half of government doctors surveyed claimed that antibiotic shortages in their hospital lasted from one to six months.
3 February 2020
Are budget slashes the reason for the alleged antibiotic shortage? Dr Mah Hang Soon asks.
12 December 2019
Antimicrobial resistance is among the top 10 global health threats in 2019.
11 December 2019
Many Malaysians are also addicted to tranquilisers and sleeping pills, says former MMA Penang branch chairman Dr Tan Chee Khuan.
19 June 2019
Bacteria with resistant genes in the US for the first time.
9 May 2019
Bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to major drug classes, including last-resort treatments.
19 April 2019
Multidrug-resistant super fungus Candida auris, which can kill in 90 days, has spread to Singapore.