1+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 MoreThe Next Step
The following article was written by Ngiow Sin Yee, a freshly graduated pharmacist from the International Medical University (IMU). She is also the winner for both the Wintrop and Boehringer-Ingelheim Award for excellence in Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the graduating class 2011. “I don’t want to be a pharmacist. I don’t want to repeat the daily job of only supplying medicines!” the daughter with a wrong perception of pharmacy yelled agitatedly to her mother, who was busy flipping the education directory. A few years later… “I’m here...
Read MoreA Young Pharmacist’s Thoughts
The following article was written by Mr Lim Kean Ping, a provisionally registered pharmacist/anti-smoking activist currently based in Sabah I never thought I would end up as a pharmacist. I was a Physics student during Form 6 and a lot of people asked me, WHY? Well to be honest, after Form 5 I was still uncertain about my future and I didn’t want to make the decision that fast. I chose Physics as I believed that if I were not interested in Physics after completing my Form 6 and changed to the Biology stream, it would be easier than doing it the other way around. And yes, my backup plan...
Read MoreCan You Beat The Market?
The following article is written by Mr Soh Boon Hong, a retail pharmacist For those of you running a retail pharmacy biz, yeah you, who slaved 75 hours a week running your biz you think you are better than the market? Can you beat the market? Can you, with your intervention and input be better than the market? Are you better than our KLCI? Now, why do I choose KLCI? Well simply KLCI is an index of 30 different types of diverse businesses that is listed in our KLSE. And as such will be a good average indicator for comparison with your business. Let’s take a look at some KLCI date, courtesy...
Read MorePharmacy Practice in Malaysia
Some of you may have seen this video when it was presented at the Pharmacy Practice Scientific Conference recently and it’s a very well done video taking us through the development of pharmacy practice in Malaysia. For those who have yet to view it,...
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