[COLUMNIST] Empowering pharmacists through dispensing separation: Enhancing community healthcare
If done right, dispensing separation has great potential to enhance the healthcare system and benefit a broader spectrum of people.
Mon Apr 29 2024
4,907 officers have agreed to permanent appointment offers, seven declined - Dr Zaliha
The permanent appointments were offered with vacancies in 2023, involving 4,263 medical officers, 335 dentists and 316 pharmacists.
Fri Jun 23 2023
MOH to reopen e-Pharmacist system from Jan 30
MOH will reopen its e-Pharmacist system for the selection of training placements for pharmacy officers Grade UF41 from Jan 30 at noon until Feb 1.
Sun Jan 22 2023
Switzerland experiencing medicine shortages says pharmacists association
The situation has resulted in doctors sometimes being forced to procure medicine from abroad, Enea Martinelli said.
Fri Nov 25 2022
e-placement system for MOH officers to open in mid-September - Khairy
The MOH will open its e-placement systems, namely the e-Housemen, e-Dentist and e-Pharmacist, from mid-September this year to enable officers to make an online selection of placement.
Wed Aug 17 2022
COVID-19: Khairy urges pharmacists to guide Malaysians into endemic phase
Community pharmacists are urged to work together with the government, learn from each other, as well as guide Malaysians into the endemic phase as the nation prepares to live with the COVID-19 virus.
Sat Sep 25 2021
Japan finds another Moderna vial suspected to contain foreign substance
Authorities said a pharmacist found several black particles in one vial upon checking for foreign substances before the vaccine's use.
Wed Sep 01 2021
Govt to spend RM1.2 bln to extend contracts for 14,000 medical, dental officers, pharmacists
The government has agreed to extend the contracts of about 14,000 medical doctors, dentists and pharmacists for a period of two years (or 7,000 per cohort/year).
Mon Jul 26 2021
Dr Adham: Contract doctor issue to be brought to Cabinet
The issue of contract medical officers who have not been absorbed into permanent posts will be brought to a Cabinet meeting, said Health Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
Wed Jun 30 2021
Community pharmacists now among first phase recipients of COVID-19 vaccine
JKJAV has agreed to include community pharmacists in Category 2 of the Guidelines to Determine List of Frontliners vaccination programme.
Fri Mar 12 2021
MPS ready to brief elected reps, senate members about COVID-19 vaccine
The Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) is ready to provide COVID-19 vaccine-related explanations to any member of parliament, state assemblyman and member of the Senate.
Fri Feb 26 2021
Wisconsin pharmacist to plead guilty to trying to spoil COVID-19 vaccine doses
He believed in various "conspiracy theories" and was skeptical of vaccines in general and specifically the vaccine by Moderna.
Wed Jan 27 2021
Pharmacist accused of spoiling vaccine has license suspended
A state board on Wednesday suspended the license of a Wisconsin pharmacist accused of ruining more than 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine because he thought it was unsafe.
Thu Jan 14 2021
FDA says extra doses from vials of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine can be used
Pharmacists were throwing away one in every six doses of the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines in the US due to labelling confusion.
Thu Dec 17 2020
Return unused medicines to government clinics, hospitals - Dr Hilmi
He said the ministry has issued instructions to doctors and pharmacists so that they give appropriate advice to patients on the use of medicines.
Sat Apr 22 2017
UTP introduced a first-of-its-kind Bachelor of Integrated Engineering with Honours
UTP has proudly unveiled Malaysia's first multidisciplinary engineering programme.
Wed Nov 27 2024
Biden to push for Gaza ceasefire after Israel-Lebanon deal
The US "will make another push, with Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, Israel and others, to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza," says Joe Biden.
Wed Nov 27 2024
JPS issues flood warning, 30 villages in Pasir Puteh expected to be inundated
Flooding is expected near Sungai Semerak, Pasir Puteh, affecting low-lying villages within 5km of the river, according to PRABN.
Wed Nov 27 2024
What Trump 2.0 could mean for trade, migrants, climate change and electric cars
Here's a summary of the policies Donald Trump has said he will pursue when he takes office on Jan. 20.
Wed Nov 27 2024
UN says Taliban detained journalists over 250 times in Afghanistan since takeover
The Taliban-led foreign ministry denies having arrested that number of journalists and added that those arrested had committed a crime.
Wed Nov 27 2024
TikTok becoming app of choice for criminals promoting investment scams - Police
Many users continue to be tricked and scammed even though police have repeatedly issued warnings about scams proliferating on social media.
Wed Nov 27 2024
MOE’s mental health screening identifies students with emotional challenges
Deputy Minister of Education says, those identified with severe emotional issues undergo screening twice a year.
Wed Nov 27 2024
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, to take effect Wednesday
Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.
Wed Nov 27 2024
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024