pharmacy Archives

13 November 2026

Lead

Seize Nicotine Vapes Now Since Illegal Under Poisons Act: PMPASKL

PMPASKL demands immediate seizure of non-compliant nicotine vape products under the Poisons Act, after the government's confirmation that nicotine e-liquids are now a scheduled poison. Poisons can't be legally sold outside pharmacies or medical clinics.

10 October 2025

Letter

Commercial Interests Cannot Override Ethics, Duty Of Care, Or Patient Safety — MMA

MMA raises patient safety concerns from a collab between an insurance company and a pharmacy group offering 24/7 telehealth services, including doctor consultations and "instant" prescriptions via an app, saying there's a lack of regulatory enforcement.

25 April 2025

Letter

A Consumer’s Perspective On ‘Shopping’ For Medicine — Christine SK Lai

A 65-year-old consumer says she won't be bothered to scrutinise lists of drug prices at her GP clinic. "It makes no sense to me to go hunting for a pharmacy just so I can save a few bucks on medication." She is also fine with clinics marking up medicines.

20 March 2023

Malaysia

Jovian Selcare Pharmacy Opens Fifth Branch in Putrajaya

Selgate aims to open more branches throughout Malaysia to promote a holistic and interactive healthy lifestyle.

17 June 2022

Malaysia

MOH Releases SOP On Loaning Medicine Supplies To Private Facilities

A June 16 circular by MOH’s pharmacy practice & development division outlines the procedure to loan drug stocks to private health care facilities and for the return of supplies to the Health Ministry.

22 February 2022

Malaysia

Panic Buying Sparks Covid-19 Test Shortages In Major Pharmacies

Covid-19 antigen rapid tests are running low in BIG, AA, AM PM, and Alpro pharmacy chains, as many people purchased more than six test kits.

23 November 2020

Malaysia

The Problem With MOH’s Consolidated Budgets For Medicines And Supplies

Doctors and pharmacists say that under a consolidated 2021 MOH budget, with nothing at all allocated for pharmacy aside from staff emoluments, individual departments that typically run out of money by July or August have no safety net while waiting for extra funding approved under the Supplementary Supply Bill to come in.

12 November 2020

Malaysia

Pharmacy Budget Shifts Will Increase Paperwork, Affect Patients: Lanang MP

Alice Lau says the shift of allocations for MOH programmes to lump-sum budgets may cause a patient’s condition to deteriorate, while they wait for medication that can only be obtained upon approval by higher-ups.

5 July 2019

Letter

Response To MPS On Dispensing Separation – MPCAM

A hard copy of the drug prescription will only be issued if the patient requests it.

Tag: pharmacy

Seize Nicotine Vapes Now Since Illegal Under Poisons Act: PMPASKL

Commercial Interests Cannot Override Ethics, Duty Of Care, Or Patient Safety — MMA

A Consumer’s Perspective On ‘Shopping’ For Medicine — Christine SK Lai

Jovian Selcare Pharmacy Opens Fifth Branch in Putrajaya

MOH Releases SOP On Loaning Medicine Supplies To Private Facilities

Panic Buying Sparks Covid-19 Test Shortages In Major Pharmacies

The Problem With MOH’s Consolidated Budgets For Medicines And Supplies

Pharmacy Budget Shifts Will Increase Paperwork, Affect Patients: Lanang MP

Response To MPS On Dispensing Separation – MPCAM

Patients Skipping GPs For Private Hospitals Drive Up Medical Costs: APHM

Poisons Board Endorses Proposed Exemption Of Liquid Nicotine

Seniors Need Retirement Income Without Burdening Their Children: KALSIS

Beyond The Building: Examining Systems At Klinik Kesihatan Kuala Lumpur — A Concerned Health Care Staff Member

Malaysia Needs MHTC-Like Agency To Coordinate Long-Term Care