Vaccination is a realm that we pharmacists in Malaysia rarely venture into due to the lack of exposure to them. However, in many other countries, pharmacists are trained to be vaccinators to aid with the public’s mass immunization, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the new regulations roll into place enabling pharmacists to provide vaccination…

Traditional medicine, often rooted in centuries old knowledge and cultural practices, could complement modern medicine. It may offer a holistic and patient-centred approach to  preventing, treating or managing common diseases. In Malaysia, there are 15 government hospitals offering a wide range of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) services. These T&CM facilities are closely monitored under...

If you’ve worked at a dispensary, be it in a government or a community setting you would know that the patients or customers (the term patient(s) will be used henceforth for convenience sake but the context applies to both parties) rely so much on the dispenser a.k.a the pharmacist to relay any and all information...