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PETALING JAYA: The exclusion of the pharmacists in the Health Ministry’s 13-member Health White Paper (HWP) Advisory Council is a disappointment, says the Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS).

MPS president Amrahi Buang said not having any member with pharmacy and policy expertise in the council could result in the advisory body’s output to be “not holistic, comprehensive or inclusive”.

“Pharmacists are major contributors in both the public and private healthcare sector. From the preliminary steps of medicine development, right to the final steps of post-marketing surveillance of drug safety, pharmacists are valuable, trusted and needed players in the healthcare industry. “However, it is disappointing that the 13-member HWP advisory council excluded the involvement of pharmacy practice and policy experts,” he said in a statement on Friday .

“These roles of pharmacists clearly show our contribution to hospitals, community pharmacies, academia and clinical research centres.

 

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