The health ministry will administer tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) combination vaccines to all pregnant women in Malaysia from next year, says health minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. According to Zaliha, this initiative is…
IHH Healthcare Malaysia introduces the 'Ready For You' campaign, aiming to equip 1,000 people from various sectors with essential lifesaving skills. The campaign offers complimentary cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated…
The Ministry of Health (MoH) will study the need to provide influenza vaccination to the public especially for those at risk, said its Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. However, she said…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has placed a hepatitis C medication partially developed in Malaysia to its list of essential medicines (EML). For the treatment of chronic adult hepatitis C…
A cough syrup product, Guaifenesin Syrup TG Syrup, manufactured by QP Pharmachem Ltd (Punjab, India), is not registered in Malaysia, said Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan. The Health director-general…
Former health minister Dr S Subramaniam has suggested that Putrajaya donate some of the eight million Covid-19 vaccine doses that are set to expire in September. Apart from donating the…
Anticoagulant medication Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules USP 75 mg and 150 mg are not registered in Malaysia, says Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix). He said the Ministry…
The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has reported 12 cases of adverse effects following the use of a recently recalled opioid medicine named Pholcodine. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah…
Nearly 2.8 million vaccine doses stored at health ministry and Covid-19 storage facilities have expired as of Feb 28, said health minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. Zaliha said the 2,796,638 vaccine…
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has agreed to the listing of all polymyxins as prohibited substances in all veterinary medicines for all target species, except for veterinary medicines containing Polymyxin B in…
