Directive & Clarification on Supply of Pseudoephedrine-containing Products

Directive & Clarification on Supply of Pseudoephedrine-containing Products A Directive has been issued by the Pharmaceutical Services Division to all licensed manufacturers, importers and wholesalers who are authorised supplier of products…

More Spent on Medicine in Malaysia

More Spent on Medicine in Malaysia An increase in the number of patients at government hospitals, health centers and clinics has taken a toll on the Health Ministry's budget for medicines, spending RM873 million in the first six months of…

Calendar of MPS 2011

Calendar of Events of MPS /January-June 2011 Date: 01-Oct-2010 Category: Calendar of Events Attachment: Calendar of Events of MPS.pdf Source: http://www.mps.org.my/newsmaster.cfm?&menuid=37&action=view&retrieveid=3279

MPS Mr Chang as FAPA President

Congratulations to Newly Elected FAPA President Mr John Chang Chiew Pheng Malaysia Pharmaceutical Society (MPS) was proud to announce that Mr John Chang Chiew Pheng, MPS past president and fellow, was elected as President of Federation of…

Pharmaeconomics in Developing Countrie

Is there a Role of Pharmaeconomics in Developing Countries? We have wrote to the editor and published in Pharmacoeconomic journal (Shafie AA, Hassali MA. Pharmacoeconomics. 2011;29(1):83-5.), in response to Babar & Scahill 2010 (Babar ZUD,…

Pharmacist come in 3rd as most trusted profession

Pharmacist come in 3rd as most trusted profession HONESTY AND ETHICS SURVEY Pharmacist come up 3rd in this Gallup's annual Honesty and Ethics survey. Prior to 1999, clergy or pharmacists were usually the highest-rated professions Eighty-one…

Ban All Forms of Tobacco

Smoking: Ban All Forms of Tobacco The WHO World Health Organisation estimates more than five million people will die from tobacco-related diseases this year. I REFER to reports calling for a ban on shisha smoking and wonder if we are missing…

Include Pharmacies in ‘Medication via Post’ Service

Society: Include Pharmacies in 'Medication via Post' Service THE Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (MPS) would like retail pharmacies to act as intermediaries for patients who choose to receive their medication via post. This service, which…

UCSI University 10th Annual Public Health Campaign 2011

UCSI University 10th Annual Public Health Campaign 2011 The UCSI University Pharmacy Student Association (UCSIUPSA) of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is organising its 10th Annual Public Health Campaign 2011 at the Berjaya Megamall…

Medication Safety Newsletter, Vol3, May 2011

Medication Safety Newsletter, Vol3, May 2011 For full content, please refer to the source! Source: http://www.mps.org.my/newsmaster.cfm?&menuid=37&action=view&retrieveid=3443