FIPYPG’s 20th Anniversary
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The following piece is a compilation in conjunction with FIPYPG’s 20th Anniversary. Established in 2007, the Malaysian Pharmacists Society-Young Pharmacists Chapter (MPS-YPC) has been a prominent chapter under the umbrella of MPS. It was set up with the aim of bringing together young pharmacists, which currently form the largest cohort of the profession, to shape...
YPC Live Podcast #1: Workplace Communication
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With so much time now spent at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, what shall we do besides binging on Netflix and perfecting the art of making Dalgona coffee? Yeap, tis’ the season for growth! 📈 MPS YPC Professional Development team had taken this opportunity to organize the very first YPC Live Podcast. What better...
Operation Vaccination: Yay or Nay? [Updated]
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[UPDATE] As of 8/12/2020 The Light at the End of the Tunnel On 8 December, the United Kingdom has been the very first nation to begin vaccinating its citizens. 90 year-old Margaret Keenan was the first Briton to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. The UK has also placed an order for the Moderna vaccines for a...
Remdesivir: Yay or Nay?
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Since our last article on Remdesivir, much has been discovered about its potential clinical application via several high-profile clinical trials. On 15th October 2020, we first heard of less-than-promising results from the WHO SOLIDARITY trial that Remdesivir has “little to no effect on hospitalized COVID-19, as indicated by overall mortality, initiation of ventilation, and duration...
We Answer Common Questions About The D614G Mutation
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Nope, D614G is not the latest breed of durians in town. We hate to burst your bubble, but it is a mutation on the original COVID-19 virus. Simply put, SARS-CoV-2 got an upgrade, for better or for worse. Source: Giphy The recent announcement on 16th August by DG Datuk Dr Noor Hisham that the D614G-type...
