FIP-YPG: Focus on National YP Groups – Malaysia
Dear all, The MPS-YPC was once again featured in the FIP-YPG Newsletter, this time in December 2011. Below is the article taken from the newsletter. FOCUS ON National YP Groups: Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society Young Pharmacist Chapter Malaysia: It’s all because your voice matters! One of the biggest questions that a young pharmacist instinctively ask is ‘Why should we join our professional organization?’ It cost money and takes up plenty of our time! The reason we concluded at the YPC here in Malaysia is simple and it boils down to this – that your voice matters! Here is why. YPC?...
Read MoreMPS Developments: 12/11/11
Dear all, We are please to announce that the MPS Council has officially co-opted the chairperson of the YPC to be a council member for the remainder of the MPS Council term (until early 2012). This decision is based on the MPS Council’s (under the guidance of Datuk Nancy Ho) genuine concern for the welfare and issues affecting young pharmacists. We hope that this decision (and responsibility granted by the MPC Council) will enable the MPS to engage young pharmacists better and that we can make the voice of young pharmacists matter! As such, please continue to post your ideas/concerns to...
Read MoreCOMPETITION COUNTDOWN: Level playing field
Extracted from the NST’s website – an article discussing the impending Competition Act. Young pharmacists must be in the know on this matter as it will definitely affect pharmacy as a whole. All along the supply chain, pharmaceutical players are preparing for enforcement of the Competition Act next year Will the price of medicines drop next year? Watch this space. 1 / 1 Malaysia’s pharmaceutical sector was worth RM4.6 billion by the end of last year. Some of the smaller players hope for a bigger slice of that pie when the Competition Act is enforced in January, while some...
Read More1+1: Reducing Compulsory Service from 3 years to 1 year
Dear all, In view of the recent 1+1 implementation, the Ministry of Health’s Pharmaceutical Services division has instituted an FAQ (available only in Bahasa Malaysia) on its website. Please visit the following link for more information. http://www.pharmacy.gov.my/newsmaster.cfm?&menuid=132&action=view&retrieveid=297&lang=EN
Read MoreWisma MPS is now officially OPEN!
Dear all, MPS is proud to declare that its new building in Puchong to be officially open at 11:11:11 AM on the 11th of November 2011. What a momentous occasion! We hope that the new building will be used as a base to nurture a new generation of pharmacists, laying down the foundation of the future of the profession. The YPC congratulates our parent for this historic milestone.
Read MoreAnd we are 1!
It is hard to imagine that one year ago today, our website at www.youngmps.org first took form in the dark corners of the ethernet. Not being too melodramatic or even self-aggrandising, but I am proud to day that in just one year, this site has gone from oblivion to an important portal in the hearts and minds of pharmacists, young & senior alike. Our website mirrored the rise of young pharmacist advocacy and our very own Young Pharmacist Chapter. The YPC was jump-started again last year at Pharmacy Night 2011 and it really has grown in leaps and bounds. We have really gone from strength...
Read MoreYoung Pharmacists UNITED towards a better world…
When it comes to the business of people and nations – the bottom line is that although Malaysia is a big country – we are small in the scheme of the things – especially in the world of pharmacy. We may boast one of the most advanced towers in the world – the Petronas Twin Towers – but the honest truth is that PEOPLE is more important the BUILDINGS and in the business of the YPC… the people in question are the Young Pharmacists. From the 3rd to the 8th of September 2011, pharmacists from around the world convened in the central Indian city of Hyderabad....
Read MoreUpcoming CPE: KL Hilton
Dear all, upon the request of the organiser, here are the details of an upcoming CPE that will be conducted in KL that is focused on ED. Talks will be conducted by Dr. Rosie King & Dato’ Dr. Hj. Azhari Rosman. The details are as follows: - Date: 6th August 2011 (Saturday) Location: Level 6, Ballroom A, KL Hilton Time: 6.00pm – 9.30pm For those interested, please RSVP by the 1st of August with Pfizer (or via the MPS).
Read MoreDEHP: What in the world is that?
So you are seating happily behind the counter with your BNF on your left hand. Your right hand is twiddling your green ‘Nicorette’ pen when this Makcik comes up to you and said, “Encik, What is this DEHP everyone is talking about? If I have been taking food containing it for years – what will happen to me? You stopped what you are doing immediately and look at her as a deer would look at the headlights of an oncoming car. You think – what is this DEHP? Is it a drug? Well, Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, commonly abbreviated DEHP, is an organic compound that is...
Read MoreACCP 2011 in Manila
Friends, Pharmacists… Countrymen! Lend me your ears! The YPC has received notification of the ACCP 2011 from our counterparts in the Philippines. Please do consider attending. Cheers! Jack Dear Pharmacist, Greetings from the ACCP 2011 Organizing Committee! The Philippines is the host country for the 11th ACCP which will be held June 24-27, 2011 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) with the conference theme, Broadening the Impact of Clinical Pharmacy through Innovations and Dynamic Partnerships. This will be a gathering of clinical pharmacy experts and pharmacists...
Read MoreAbout Us
The Young Pharmacist Chapter of the MPS is a dedicated group of young pharmacists passionate about pharmacy and its role to play in Malaysia! So join us and make yourself count to your profession and your nation.