Written by Bryan Tan – Marketing and Communications Associate at YPC, currently a PRP at a retail pharmacy, and pun enthusiast A disease which was officially eradicated back in 2000 when Malaysia was declared polio-free has recently resurfaced. A 3-month old boy from Tuaran, Sabah was recently diagnosed with vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (VDPV1)…
Written by Bryan Tan – Marketing and Communications Associate at YPC, currently a PRP at a retail pharmacy, and pun enthusiast The director of the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) Datin Dr Faridah Aryani Md Yusof stated that amidst the impending Industrial Revolution 4.0, pharmacists roles will not be replaced by technology. It is…
Here is an update on the National Antimicrobial Guideline. This would be the third edition of the publication. “This update involved a structured and intensive discussion process to ensure that the content was carefully reviewed and coordinated for consistency,” wrote Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, the Director General of Health. He also urged all Ministry…
Written by Bryan Tan – Marketing and Communications Associate at YPC, currently a PRP at a retail pharmacy, and pun enthusiast Recently, there has been news regarding the discovery of traces of N-Nitrosodimethylamin (NDMA) found in ranitidine medications. This was reported by the American-based Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as the Singaporean…
Written by Bryan Tan – Marketing and Communications Associate at YPC, currently a PRP at a retail pharmacy, and pun enthusiast No, we did not upload the wrong photo. That, my friend, would be your vision if the haze continues to worsen. I’m sure many of you would be coughing or sneezing as you…
