Roles of a Pharmacist in a Pandemic
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As we all (should) know by now, the COVID-19 outbreak has recently been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Does this mean we are now given a ticket to ‘appropriately’ panic? The cases in Malaysia have risen dramatically since the first wave. This can be due to a few factors such as...
Diverse Skills, One Passion – Role of A Dietitian
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Written by Yi Chien - Certified Dietitian and Founder of HOMEY A dietitian is a trained health professional who specializes in food and nutrition based on medical problems. Dietitians apply the science of nutrition and translate it into practical methods to enable people to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices. We work with the healthy...
The Hospital Call
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Written by Laura Buckley - creator of 'Mum Does Drugs' and Primary Care Network Pharmacist, National Health Service, United Kingdom The phone rings and they’re all too busy to answer. and the pharmacist is talking to someone with cancer. No-one wants to break off as distraction leads to mistakes, But when the phone rings again...
Macrolide: ‘BANG” on the Rhythm
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Written by J. Z. Low - Clinical pharmacist, and a photography enthusiast. Macrolides are one of the antibiotics that are widely prescribed for ranges of infectious diseases including upper and lower respiratory tract diseases, sexually transmitted diseases and certain skin infections caused by zoonotic origins. The widespread use of macrolides rises a concern in their...
My journey in providing patient care from bedside to bench
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Dr Nusaibah Abdul Rahim - Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, Taylor’s University & Secretary and Academic Representative of the MPS Hospital Pharmacy Chapter. When I began my pharmacy journey as a student, I always thought that I would be a community pharmacist and own my dream pharmacy. As a child, I had a fear of going...
