Charles Santiago believes public clinics and hospitals will reduce dispensing of drugs from three months’ worth to one month, then two weeks, forcing extra visits and travel costs for patients.
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.
The most significant update with the Malaysian Guidelines on Good Pharmacovigilance Practices For Product Registration Holders, First Edition, August 2021 is the inclusion of a new Part 6 on the Pharmacovigilance System Master File.
Community pharmacists do more than just dispense medicines. They often provide advice and services related to healthy living – an essential part of public education and awareness.
The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) has instructed community pharmacies to apply for permission to operate during the lockdown from MITI’s CIMS 3.0 system.
DOC2US's ePharmacy service eases public access to health care practitioners by providing ultra-convenient medication delivery within two hours in the Klang Valley.
The inclusion of community pharmacists as vaccine immunisers in Malaysia with a population of 32 million and millions of foreign and undocumented workers is an incredibly significant move to achieve herd immunity for the Covid-19 pandemic.
Alice Lau, a pharmacist, wants MOH to explain if people are allowed to buy prescription medicines from DoctorOnCall’s online pharmacy without physically meeting a doctor.