Pharmacy Enforcement

Announcement on Importation of Polymyxin including polymyxin B and polymyxin E (Colistin)

Date: 1 March 2018 - 8:37am

Please be informed that effective from 1st March 2018, Import Permit (e-Permit) under Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order is required for every importation for Polymyxin including polymyxin B and polymyxin E (Colistin).

Announcement on Importation & Exportation of Alpha-Phenylacetoacetonitrile (APAAN), Importation of Phosphorus and Importation of Nicotine

Date: 26 May 2016 - 10:27am

Please be informed that effective from 1st June 2016, e-PERMIT under Customs Order (Prohibition of Import) and Customs Order (Prohibition of Export – APAAN only) is required for every:

Sketsa Iklan Ubat - Dikir Farmasi 2

Source: Dikir Farmasi 2 Album

 

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Buying Medicines Online : Beware!

Source: Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM)

 

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Penalty

Date: 6 March 2020 - 10:24pm

Any individual who commits an offence under Control Of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984 can be fined up to a maximum of RM25,000 or a jail sentence not exceeding 3 years or both for the first offence, and for a subsequent offence, a fine up to a maximum of RM50,000 or a jail sentence not exceeding 5 years or both.

Hence, beware when buying medicines via the Internet. Check before you click!

Enforcement action

Date: 26 May 2020 - 9:51am

In order to protect the health and welfare of the public, the enforcement in online sales of pharmaceutical products through the internet has become a major challenge to the Pharmaceutical Services Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia. This Division is trying to curb the selling of pharmaceutical products which violate the provisions of law detected in the digital medium.

Tips on how to buy medicines online

Date: 15 October 2023 - 5:22am

Below are the tips on how to buy medicines online safely:

How to recognize approved advertisement?

Date: 6 March 2020 - 10:20pm

 

All advertisements approved by Medicines Advertisement Board (MAB) will be given approval numbers. The approval number begins with KKLIU, followed by 4 digits referring to the serial number and ends with year which refers to when the approval is submitted. Each approval number must be displayed on the published advertisement. Consumers are adviced not to be confused between MAL registration number with the serial number KKLIU approval.

Illegal Advertisement: Don’t Get Influenced

Date: 6 March 2020 - 10:24pm

Most of the advertisements frequently used superlative words or phrases such as ‘Guaranteed’, ‘Effective’, ‘No side effect’, Miracle’, No. 1’ and many others. And surprisingly, many of the advertisements promise something that is dubious. Sometimes many of these illegal advertisements displayed immoral statement especially those relating with sexual performance. For example, improving sexual function either directly or implied for the purpose of getting public attraction.

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