Advertising promoting new drugs is effective but often leads to inappropriate prescribing. To protect the health of their citizens, countries should ban it.
Buying medicines on the internet saves time and money, but it could be deadly. Indonesia is working to regulate online pharmacies and improve public safety.
Covid-19 has shown that regulatory processes can fail anywhere, allowing poor-quality medicines through. A new detection test could help shield consumers.
The former health minister calls for local production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), as Malaysia is a net importer of pharmaceutical products.
The Health Ministry says it’s obtaining further information from the industry on Malaysia’s pharmaceutical supply, adding that local manufacturers have increased capacity.