As pharmacists, we are likened to the “Information Counter” in the healthcare system. Truth to be told, each and every one of us had encounters where patients or customers come to us with queries on the usage and credibility of certain supplements and products in the market. Let’s be honest, with the soaring popularity of [...]

Health director-general, Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah during press conference on current situation of COVID-19 in our country. Wondering what medicines are being used in our MOH facilities in treating COVID-19 patients despite no specific approved treatment and vaccines for this disease? Recently, our Ministry of Health published a guideline on management of COVID-19 (updated 19th [...]

Early this year, videos of healthcare workers (HCWs) from China went viral. They were shown worrying for their own and their family’s health after handling COVID-19 patients. That fear reached our shores ever since Malaysia reported our first COVID-19 case, and unfortunately it was not left unfounded. In mid-September, Health Minister Dr Adham Baba announced [...]