Confiscation of unregistered medicines: time to empower health education
Most Malaysians are unaware of the consequences of health problems that may affect them. Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad recently reported that RM37.5 million unregistered medicines were confiscated last year. This trend is worrying, as it marks an increase in confiscated unregistered medicines f...
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| description | Most Malaysians are unaware of the consequences of health problems that may affect them. Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad recently reported that RM37.5 million unregistered medicines were confiscated last year. This trend is worrying, as it marks an increase in confiscated unregistered medicines from 21,517 in 2024 to 20,157 in 2023. He presented this fact during the launch of the Reject Illegal Medicines Roadshow for Central Zone on May 3, 2025. |
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| spelling | ump-446692025-06-23T03:07:12Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44669/ Confiscation of unregistered medicines: time to empower health education Ahmad Mahfuz, Gazali R Medicine (General) RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Most Malaysians are unaware of the consequences of health problems that may affect them. Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad recently reported that RM37.5 million unregistered medicines were confiscated last year. This trend is worrying, as it marks an increase in confiscated unregistered medicines from 21,517 in 2024 to 20,157 in 2023. He presented this fact during the launch of the Reject Illegal Medicines Roadshow for Central Zone on May 3, 2025. Social Health Analytics Sdn Bhd 2025-05-13 UMPSA News PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44669/6/Confiscation%20Of%20Unregistered%20Medicines%20Time%20To%20Empower%20Health%20Education%20%E2%80%94%20Ahmad%20Mahfuz%20Gazali.pdf Ahmad Mahfuz, Gazali (2025) Confiscation of unregistered medicines: time to empower health education. Code Blue . pp. 1-4. https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2025/05/confiscation-of-unregistered-medicines-time-to-empower-health-education-ahmad-mahfuz-gazali/ |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine (General) RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Ahmad Mahfuz, Gazali Confiscation of unregistered medicines: time to empower health education |
| title | Confiscation of unregistered medicines: time to empower health education |
| title_full | Confiscation of unregistered medicines: time to empower health education |
| title_fullStr | Confiscation of unregistered medicines: time to empower health education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Confiscation of unregistered medicines: time to empower health education |
| title_short | Confiscation of unregistered medicines: time to empower health education |
| title_sort | confiscation of unregistered medicines: time to empower health education |
| topic | R Medicine (General) RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
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