4 November 2020
Under proposed amendments to the Poisons Act 1952, doctors, dentists, and vets violating mandatory prescriptions upon request face maximum five years' jail, up to RM50,000 fine, or both.
Tag: pharmacists
25 September 2020
We have seen many innovative value-added pharmaceutical services for the rakyat.
8 September 2020
The Malaysian Medical Association and Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society propose that MOH work together with GPs and community pharmacies to reduce the burden at public health clinics.
4 August 2020
Malaysia’s doctor to population ratio is 1:454 across the public and private sectors.
13 April 2020
About 3,500 contract pharmacists will be losing their jobs from April to December this year.
13 April 2020
Permanent medical officers on the UD41 civil service grade will be posted to Sarawak.
1 April 2020
Emergency staff, pharmacists, and hospital cleaners want the special RM600 monthly coronavirus allowance.
1 April 2020
Malaysia
Emergency Staff, Pharmacists, Psychiatrists, Hospital Cleaners Deserve Covid-19 Allowance: MP
Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii wants emergency workers, pharmacists, essential medical supplies logistics coordinators, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, counsellors, and hospital cleaners to be covered too.
27 March 2020
A doctor also highlights the impact of a surgery backlog on cancer patients, while an overworked pharmacist talks about patients taking free medicines for granted.
27 February 2020
Deregulation of medical practitioners’ consultation fees, jail for not issuing prescriptions upon request, drug price controls, promotion of contract government doctors, vaping regulations, mySalam, and health financing reform.