Mirror On The Wall, Who’s The Fairest Of Them All?
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The cosmetic industry is a multi-billion dollar business, with skin-lightening or skin-whitening products holding a huge profit margin. A survey revealed that up to 61% of women in Malaysia agreed to the notion that a fairer complexion equates to greater beauty [1]. This statement alone justifies Malaysia's ever-growing demand for skin-lightening products. Undoubtedly, the sales...
Pholcodine: Total Recall
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In the realm of drama and theatre, a callback is most definitely a positive sign. It means an individual was able to pull off a character well enough to be given a second chance to clinch that particular role (I hope you’re all thinking of HSM now). Unfortunately, the same cannot be said with the...
Sorry, no stock — Medication Shortage In Malaysia
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An adequate supply of medications or medical equipment is essential in every healthcare setting. That being so, any disruption in the supply could jeopardize patients’ accessibility to standard medical care. Over the past few months, there’s been an unprecedented medicine shortage in Malaysia, and many other countries, including Australia and Sri Lanka [1,2]. Medicine...
Check First, Consume Next
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The retail of counterfeit medications or unregistered products is more widespread than ever. In a mass raid throughout the year 2021 to January 2022 facilitated by the Ministry of Health Pharmacy Enforcement Division, unregistered health products worth up to RM 23 million were seized from over 1,330 premises [1]. This is one of the...
OTC Dispensing in Pregnancy
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Reviewed by Esther How Huey Jiun Many times, we found ourselves fumbling over resources when customers ask about safety of drugs in pregnancy. We do it more often now with the pandemic hitting the globe, but why are we still unsure which drug is safe for this category of patient? To smooth your journey amidst the...
