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Poisons Amendment Bill May Deter Pharmacists From Providing Generics https://t.co/QIbIX2x6S4 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 12, 2022

Holista Biotech says excessive enforcement powers under the Poisons amendment Bill 2022 will also raise the costs of doing business for community pharmacies.

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Fears of doctor exodus after scholarship bonds are lifted https://t.co/EbmZOpLWDt — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 12, 2022

Two Pakatan Harapan MPs criticise plans by the Public Services Department to end the scholarship bonds of contract doctors in government service.

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178 Universiti Malaysia Sabah medical science students assigned to foster families https://t.co/b6G0Ch5Ref — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 12, 2022

A total of medical science students from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) were “assigned” to foster families to learn about the local community lifestyle and health matters

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Get your booster shots, PM tells 7mil who missed out https://t.co/p0JylzfOgn — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 11, 2022

Ismail Sabri Yaakob says those yet to take their boosters should do so immediately following the rise in new infections.

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Contract doctors to be freed of scholarship bonds https://t.co/MUuvQbmve1 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 10, 2022

The Public Services Department says qualifying doctors, dentists and pharmacists can opt to continue serving even after the bonds are cancelled.

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Khairy warns Health Ministry may reintroduce compounds for failure to don face masks indoors | New Straits Times https://t.co/mjUGiXAcju — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 8, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry may reintroduce compounds for failing to wear face masks in closed spaces if Covid-19 cases continue to spike.

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Khairy: BA.5 Wave Unlikely More Severe Than First Omicron Wave https://t.co/Ia7hrcEQh5 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 8, 2022

Khairy Jamaluddin projects Covid infections to peak in three months if more BA.5 variant cases are identified over the next few weeks.

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MOH Not Approving Covid-19 Vaccines For Kids Under Five Yet https://t.co/1KgDaX8N4J — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 8, 2022

Khairy Jamaluddin also says the Technical Working Group will make recommendations soon on second booster shots for those aged under 60, likely a step-down approach to 50-year-olds first.

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'Low risk' for 14 Malaysian contacts of Singapore monkeypox case https://t.co/wcnuI91ru0 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 8, 2022

Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin says there is a low risk of them being infected as they are asymptomatic.

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Covid cases rising - get your booster shots, says Khairy https://t.co/2NH83K52R0 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 8, 2022

Health minister says 31.4 % of Malaysians haven't received ther first booster shot, and 93.94% haven't got their second booster.

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Malaysia's Covid cases breach 4,000 mark | New Straits Times https://t.co/XFc2mq1J22 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 8, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases have breached the 4,000-mark with 4,020 fresh infections reported yesterday (July 7).

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Khairy: Teens Won’t Be Jailed For Individual Possession Of Cigarettes, Vape https://t.co/uDGmtSVFb0 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 8, 2022

"Heavy offences" punishable with imprisonment under the tobacco bill target the sale or distribution of tobacco and vape products to those born from 2005.

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Malaysia's influencers are causing people to hoard medicines believed to treat Covid-19, creating shortages https://t.co/so978eYQPL — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 8, 2022

Viral videos on social media had caused an increase in demand for certain brands of paracetamol. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Turkiye plans to launch Covid-19 vaccine in Malaysia https://t.co/qzS7m5KWSM — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 7, 2022

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country hopes to transfer vaccine technology and jointly conduct vaccine development studies.

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Kenyataan Akhbar KPK 7 Julai 2022 - Kelulusan Pendaftaran Bersyarat Produk Kombinasi Bahan Aktif Dolutegravir 50mg, Lamivudine 300mg Dan Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate 300mg https://t.co/6Zh0MdZpJb via @DGHisham — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 7, 2022

Pada 7 Julai 2022, Pihak Berkuasa Kawalan Dadah (PBKD) telah bersidang untuk kali ke-374 dan bersetuju memberikan kelulusan pendaftaran bersyarat kepada produk kombinasi (fixed-dose combination) ba…

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Kenyataan Akhbar KPK 7 Julai 2022 - Keputusan Mesyuarat Pihak Berkuasa Kawalan Dadah Kali Ke–374 Berkenaan Pendaftaran Produk Bagi Rawatan COVID-19 https://t.co/r3qt7yr90F via @DGHisham — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 7, 2022

Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) ingin memaklumkan bahawa Mesyuarat Pihak Berkuasa Kawalan Dadah (PBKD) kali ke-374 yang telah bersidang pada 7 Julai 2022, bersetuju memberikan kelulusan pendaf…

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ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital Launches In KL https://'https://t.co/tNc0WHdI7D — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 7, 2022

Backed by a team of surgeons and state-of-the-art equipment, ALTY aims to transform the underpenetrated orthopaedic health care sector in Malaysia.

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Malaysia Registers HIV Combination Treatment https://t.co/meAORHBWsR — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 7, 2022

The NPRA approved TELDY tablets, the first dolutegravir-based combination treatment registered in Malaysia for HIV, based on a voluntary licensing agreement between MPP and ViiV Healthcare.

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C-section deliveries becoming common https://t.co/zzwEZTVJUQ — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 7, 2022

PETALING JAYA: A Caesarean section, or C-section, has become common these days although normal deliveries were still preferred. A C-section is an oper...

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How Malaysia Can Implement National Health Insurance, With Contributions Across The Board https://t.co/K4baM7FRph — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 7, 2022

The Galen Centre moots payroll deductions, like EPF contributions, for a national health insurance scheme that should also receive contributions from the B40.

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Private Hospitals, Pharma MNCs Find Resolutions For Malaysia’s Medicine Shortage https://t.co/yLE5VwZN01 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 6, 2022

APHM and PhAMA indicate possible medicine price hikes due to “significant” increases in the cost of logistics, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and labour.

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Kelantan records 11 malaria cases, all Myanmar citizens https://t.co/Ts2yRIAAfe — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 6, 2022

KUALA KRAI: Kelantan recorded 11 malaria cases since January and all were imported cases involving Myanmar nationals.

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Need for affordable mental health services https://t.co/TDbYTosAEu — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 6, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: Those who suffer from psychotic disorders often end up paying more for treatment from private practitioners due to the long wait at public hospitals.

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Medicine shortage: Private hospitals, pharma groups offer solutions https://t.co/HmnUiTpnI6 — Malaysian Medicine (@MyMedicalRsrc) Jul 6, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to give early notification to healthcare providers on possible scarcity or discontinuation of certain medicines to remedy the current medical supply shortage.