sorry to say that without fullfilling the board of pharmacy requirements your niece is not eligible to practice eventhough there is a uni who is willing to take her in

sorry biology is a required subject for pharmacy

well with all the reports against the MMC these few days I am not surprised why.

yeap. they changed the ruling in july

Why don't you contact IMU directly regarding your quieries?

google?

well a pharmacist can do everything you mentioned above but a pharmaceutical scientist is only confined to research and or being a pharmaceutical sales rep (can earn more money than a pharmacist if you are good).

which company do you represent?

for first year students u won't have to worry about books as your seniors will probably sell theirs to you..well u can always read up physiology and organic chemistry for university level to begin with

yes you can if you took those subjects during your SPM. depending on the universities though. but chemistry and maths is a must and u have it.

well you can always apply to a retain pharmacy and ask them to take you in for awhile and let you observe. if you know someone in the hospitals you can do the same thing as well.

define pseudo - doctors?

pharmacists are trained to diagnose minor ailments, no? if it's out of their scope then they should refer the patients to GPs.

to get registered you have to sit for the exams. it is done twice a year. and no, you can't leave the government. there's an additional year of compulsory service.

2. not really

3. depends on individuals


so i guess your idea of community pharmacists in malaysia is just to sell supplements and dispense whatever limited prescriptions that they can get then

yeah 1 + 1

there are after all pharmacist medicines...

good luck for your appeal.

define best?

yes it is. there is a huge difference between hospital and community settings. but if you don't mind struggling to relearn then yes it is still possible.

metronidazole is probably the special case here

i have concerns for your concerns as well.

1. what do you mean by pharmacists have mega issues? what issues?
2. what do you mean by 'pharmacy' position? you are essentially a pharmacist once you pass your PRP.
3. there is more to pharmacy than clinical pharmacy. most fresh grads are still being absorbed into the work force at the current moment. malaysian pharmacy graduates are only being treated to well. it's the only place in the world where you don have to fight with other graduates for jobs.
4.there's also the MNCs, enforcements etc. how do you define rewarding? if you are looking at getting rich in the short run you are looking at the wrong course. go do accounting instead.

we don't memorise the chemical names.

maybe you should take some time and visit a few of the universities to get a more objective view..

paracetamol's therapeutic index is very wide... as long as you keep it below 4g per day its fine.. or 8 500mg tablets..

yes it's true.. most common would be warfarin and your leafy green vegetables.. there's a whole other list which you can google.

yes. grapefruit juice is a metabolic enzyme inhibitor similar to PDE5 inhibitors. concurrent administration may increase the effects of the drugs.

anyway not really a problem for malaysians since most of us don't take grape fruit juice regularly.

errrr alcohol should be removed altogether.

You have already graduated from a pharmacy school and you are asking me?

we are not just talking about the INR alone. alcohol interacts with a lot of drugs, especially warfarin and will affect their metabolism. patients on warfarin usually have other comorbidities. of course if they could get rid of the habit, it's the best. in the malaysian settings, drinking is not the norm here, unlike australia. so if we could get them to stop it's more the better. reaching target INR is not easy but it's not that difficult if constant monitoring is done and patient is compliant with their medications. and are you implying that pharmacists shouldn't interfere in their daily routine even though if it's detrimental to the patient's health because they would be very unhappy?