11 August 2022
With L’Anonyme’s van in Montreal, staff provide a safe place for people to inject drugs without fear of arrest to reduce overdose deaths in an opioid crisis.
Tag: drugs
11 August 2022
India’s booming biopharma sector presents a new challenge for regulators.
10 August 2022
Police officers who received training on harm reduction reported making fewer arrests for syringe and heroin possession, which could reduce fatal overdoses and HIV spread.
25 July 2022
The rampant trade in fake sexual stimulants is a reminder of how easy it is for sub-standard medicines to take hold and the need for greater public awareness.
15 July 2022
The Centre says over 80% of respondents don’t support the death penalty for major drug offences like transporting, or selling or possessing large amounts (in kg) of narcotics.
5 June 2022
Dr Kelvin Yii tells NPRA to extensively audit pharmaceutical stock across public and private facilities, adding that health care providers should start rationing medicines now.
4 June 2022
Private hospitals say life-saving treatments and medicines for critical illnesses are still available for now, including cardiovascular and cancer drugs.
3 June 2022
The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency asked local pharmaceutical suppliers and manufacturers, as well as multinational pharmaceutical companies, to help address the medicine supply problem.
15 March 2022
The Poisons amendment Bill 2022 raises general penalties to up to 5 years’ jail or max RM50,000 fine, besides protecting pharmacy enforcement officers from lawsuits.
10 December 2021
Cannabis-containing products that are proven to be safe and effective for medical treatment can be registered and marketed in Malaysia.