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ULASAN TERHADAP ARTIKEL CHINA PRESS YANG BERTAJUK 'TO WHOMWE SHOULD GET THE ADVICE FROM, A DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST?'.

2. Sukacita bersama-sama ini dilampirkan ulasan daripada KementerianKesihatan Malaysia terhadap artikel bertajuk 'To Whom We Should Get TheAdvice From, A Doctor Or Pharmacist?' yang telah dimuatkan di dalam akhbarChina Press pada 5 Julai 2012.

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ementerian Kesihatan MalaysiaBINTI A. RAHMAN)

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1. Setiausaha Akhbar

Menteri Kesihatan Malaysia

2. Pengarah

Amalan dan Perkembangan Farmasi

Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia

3. Timbalan Pengarah

Sahagian Pengurusan Perkhidmatan Farmasi

Kemeterian Kesihatan Malaysia

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Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia

Article: To Whom We Should Get The Advice From, A Doctor Or Pharmacist?

Media : China Press, 5 July 2012

With reference to the recent complaint "To Whom We Should Get The Advice From, A Doctor

Or Pharmacist?" that was published in China Press on 5 July 2012, I would like to thank Mr.

Chang for his concern regarding this matter.

The Pharmaceutical Services Division, Ministry of Health would very much appreciate if the

complainant could furnish us further details for us to investigate the issue and take appropriate

actions to rectify the problem.

Hence, we would like to advise Mr. Chang to provide us his full name, name of the hospital or

health clinic he visited and medications prescribed for us to pursue the matter. Mr. Chang is

welcomed to contact Pharmaceutical Services Division at 03-78413200 or email us at

pharmacy I@moh.gov.my.

In a public health setting, pharmacist and doctor have different roles but they work together as a

healthcare team. It is the current practice that doctors prescribe and pharmacists dispense the

medications. No change or adjustments are made without prior consultation with the prescriber.

The pharmacist may advise the doctor on the needs to change and adjust the patient's

medications while at the same time ensuring patients obtain the appropriate medications over a

specified period.

Dato' Eisah Binti A. Rahman

Senior Director Pharmaceutical Services Division

Ministry Of Health Malaysia