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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Malaysians have been cautioned to be aware of the dangers brought about by flood-borne diseases, while chronic illness patients are reminded of the danger of skipping their long-term medication. In a joint statement on Friday (Jan 7), prescription pharmacy chain Alpro Pharmacy and telemedicine provider DOC2US said while the recovery process …

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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Malaysians have been cautioned to be aware of the dangers brought about by flood-borne diseases, while chronic illness patients are reminded of the danger of skipping their long-term medication. In a joint statement on Friday (Jan 7), prescription pharmacy chain Alpro Pharmacy and telemedicine provider DOC2US said while the recovery process …

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Lim (left) and Choy. Choy says it is paramount that flood survivors continue with their medication for chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and hypertension. KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Malaysians have been cautioned to be aware of the dangers brought about by flood-borne diseases, while chronic illness patients are reminded of the danger of skipping their long-term …

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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 25): The electronic prescription pharmaceutical industry (e-pharmacy) has huge potential in Malaysia and can garner up to a 20%-30% market share. In an email interview, Alpro Pharmacy co-founder and e-pharmacy pharmacist lead Dr Hiew Fei Tsong told theedgemarkets.com that in Malaysia, there are close to 25,000 registered pharmacists and 3,000 registered retail pharmacies as …

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Hiew, however, has cautioned against fake service providers, adding that a legal e-pharmacy usually appears on either a self-owned website or has an official store in an e-commerce marketplace. KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 25): The electronic prescription pharmaceutical industry (e-pharmacy) has huge potential in Malaysia and can garner up to a 20%-30% market share. In an email …

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A pharmacist Sean Liew recently shared on Facebook a piece of good advice on how to properly dispose of medicines without harming the environment and ourselves. Sean shared that before he learned about medicines, he also disposed of unused medicines by throwing them into the dustbin or flushing it down the toilet or sink. However, …

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Cover image via University of Malaya & Sean Liew (Facebook) Recently, a pharmacist from Kuala Lumpur took to Facebook to highlight that there is a proper and safe way of disposing old and unused medications Facebook user and pharmacist at Alpro Pharmacy, Sean Liew, said he was also guilty of not knowing until he entered the industry. “Once upon …

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GIVEN the pandemic, most of us probably have a “mini pharmacy” at home, stocked with a variety of flu, fever and cough medicines. Some may also have medications to treat high blood pressure or diabetes or painkillers. But do we give a thought to how we dispose of these medicines once they’ve expired or are …

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For the past 19 years, Malaysia’s Largest Prescription Pharmacy, Alpro has been actively contributing towards the development of local pharmacists through various training programmes and initiatives under the Alpro Academy. With the core mission of safeguarding medication safety in the community, Alpro strongly regards the role of a community pharmacist in Malaysia to be crucial …

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Alpro Foundation, the charity arm of Malaysia’s largest prescription pharmacy chain, Alpro Pharmacy, has collaborated with acclaimed Malaysian savant artist, Wan Jamila Wan Shaiful Bahri a.k.a. ARTJAMILA to raise funds for the Autism community in the country. The initiative saw Alpro Foundation launch the limited edition ‘Alpro X ARTJAMILA’ wet wipes which featured three unique …

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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): Alpro Foundation, the charity arm of prescription pharmacy chain Alpro Pharmacy, is collaborating with a local savant artist to raise funds for the autism community in the country. In a statement, Alpro Foundation chief executive officer (CEO) Ostwin Paw Yen Thng said the foundation is working with artist Wan Jamila Wan Shaiful …

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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): Alpro Foundation, the charity arm of prescription pharmacy chain Alpro Pharmacy, is collaborating with a local savant artist to raise funds for the autism community in the country. In a statement, Alpro Foundation chief executive officer (CEO) Ostwin Paw Yen Thng said the foundation is working with artist Wan Jamila Wan Shaiful …

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Alpro Foundation, the charity arm of Malaysia’s largest prescription pharmacy chain, Alpro Pharmacy, has collaborated with acclaimed Malaysian savant artist, Wan Jamila Wan Shaiful Bahri a.k.a. ARTJAMILA to raise funds for the Autism community in the country.  The initiative saw Alpro Foundation launch the limited edition ‘Alpro X ARTJAMILA’ wet wipes which featured three unique …

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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): Alpro Foundation, the charity arm of prescription pharmacy chain Alpro Pharmacy, is collaborating with a local savant artist to raise funds for the autism community in the country. In a statement, Alpro Foundation chief executive officer (CEO) Ostwin Paw Yen Thng said the foundation is working with artist Wan Jamila Wan Shaiful …

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Merging art with everyday essentials, artist Wan Jamila Wan Shaifu Bahri – who is known professionally as Artjamila – now has her colourful creations on pharmacy chain Alpro Pharmacy’s limited edition wet wipes packets. This collaboration aims to raise funds for the autism community in Malaysia, with part of the sales proceeds donated to the …

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KUALA LUMPUR, 1 SEPTEMBER 2021 – Yayasan Alpro, badan amal rantai farmasi preskripsi terbesar di Malaysia, Alpro telah bekerjasama dengan pelukis terkenal, Wan Jamila Wan Shaiful Bahri atau lebih dikenali sebagai ARTJAMILA bagi mengumpulkan dana untuk komuniti Autisme di negara ini. Inisiatif tersebut menyaksikan Yayasan Alpro melancarkan koleksi tisu basah edisi terhad Alpro X ARTJAMILA yang …

Yayasan Alpro Bekerjasama dengan Pelukis Autisme Terkemuka Untuk Membantu Komuniti Autisme di Malaysia Read More »

Paw (left) receiving a signed memento from Wan Jamila. KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): Alpro Foundation, the charity arm of prescription pharmacy chain Alpro Pharmacy, is collaborating with a local savant artist to raise funds for the autism community in the country. In a statement, Alpro Foundation chief executive officer (CEO) Ostwin Paw Yen Thng said the …

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KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — The Health Ministry (MoH) has just conditionally approved two Covid-19 self-test kits for import and distribution. This was done through the Medical Devices Authority (MDA), an organisation in the Ministry of Health in charge of enforcing medical device regulations and medical device registration. These Rapid Antigen Kits allow individuals to …

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The Health Ministry (MOH) has just conditionally approved two COVID-19 self-test kits for import and distribution. This was done through the Medical Devices Authority (MDA), an organisation in the Ministry of Health in charge of enforcing medical device regulations and medical device registration. These Rapid Antigen Kits allow individuals to self-screen for COVID-19 for less …

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KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — The Health Ministry (MoH) has just conditionally approved two Covid-19 self-test kits for import and distribution. This was done through the Medical Devices Authority (MDA), an organisation in the Ministry of Health in charge of enforcing medical device regulations and medical device registration. These Rapid Antigen Kits allow individuals to …

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DOC2US, the first telemedicine provider in Malaysia in compliance with the Ministry of Health to provide digitally signed e-prescription services, today announced making it into the Malaysian Book of Records (MBOR) for the “First Digital Signature Electronic Prescription System” and the “Most Number of Digitally Signed Electronic Prescription In A Year”. DOC2US is the first …

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KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — Alpro Pharmacy has been keeping tabs on the ongoing conversations around the potential use of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin in treating Covid-19 patients in Malaysia.  Currently, no human use of ivermectin is approved and registered in Malaysia. All approved medications containing ivermectin in Malaysia is only for animal use. Its …

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Electronic prescription telemedicine provider DOC2US has teamed up with Foodpanda and Lalamove to offer medicine delivery services to Klang Valley residents in under two hours – just in time for the period of total lockdown in Malaysia and afterwards as well. DOC2US CEO Dr Raymond Choy said in a statement that the three firms saw …

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