ooo..japan...did you get scholarship to go there?so what's the difference between japan and malaysia in the pharmacy line?

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Added on April 13, 2010, 10:44 am
i do dislike imu for the fact that they started to offer chiropractic degree. it is like an endorsement for some unproven complementary and alternative treatment where as current evidence strongly suggest that chiro is effective for treatment of back pain and maybe neck related and definitely not a cure all treatment. not to mention the risk associated with manipulation of spine and neck region compared to conventional treatment

when one becomes a pharmacist after a while he/she can specialise in one field right?for example,cardiology..

so,the pharamacist must undergo housemanship is it?

i need a detailed explanation on this...

thankx..

Hey dear pharmacists,

I always had a burning question in my mind that needs answers.

What do you think of synthetic supplements? Yes those multivitamins that you can get almost anywhere.

I know this may go against what you have been learning, but some pharmacists seem to know that they're actually useless for us humans in the long run, and maybe even cause more health problems in the long run, but they don't wish to speak of it for obvious reasons.

What are your views? Compare it with natural supplements, i.e. NOS.

actually i dunno what to believe now.

'organic'

'natural'

'original'

all can have different meanings.

so original vit c means? 20 biji of oranges a?XD

no need to eat extra pills la
everyday u eat more than enough
u eat nasi lemak for breakfast
rice again for lunch
rice again for dinner
chocolate. milk veges.
haih a lot !
no need supplement
your body already fulled with mineral vitamins it needed.
drinks a lot of mineral water everyday

Hmm sorry for the confusion. what I meant by original is natural, not synthetic. As for organic, well, it just means that the source of the product is grown organically, which under certification standards means no chemicals etc.
Food nowadays are tainted with pesticides, growth hormones, chemicals etc (which are hard to avoid), and the growing methods as well as preparation methods lead to significantly low amounts of remaining nutrients as compared to say 100 years ago. So compare what you eat now with what some dude ate 100 years ago, then yes you need supplements to catch up with that dude.
Wrong. I'm not a nutritionist so the explanation I give here may be somewhat crude, but here goes: Firstly, from your list above, it already clearly shows that the food you are referring to don't cover many of the vitamins that the body require. Secondly, refer my post above.

You can't eliminate the advancement in medical care and technology, which leads to longer life span. But you cannot also eliminate the increase in cancer rate when making that statement. It will be a long standing debate. Therefore what I posted only focuses on discussing the need for synthetic vitamins, and the potential harm.

Comparison and study has been done (sorry I can't provide the source) that nutrient levels in food are significantly lower than those in earlier years, before you and I were born. Some causes are: farming methods, the use of pesticides and chemicals, soil degradation, and processing methods. Cooking (as in heating) also degrades vitamins further.

Ah, finally someone who dispenses them. I wish to obtain your personal view and comments on some of the ingredients in multivitamins, and I presume what you are dispensing are synthetic multivits. As I've read on a naturopath website, ingredients used in the making of these vitamins are generally industrial chemicals, and I may be a layman and completely oblivious to pharmaceutical ingredients, but I do recognize ingredients such as cyanide, coal tar, acetone, and petroleum derivatives.

Yep I understand where you're coming from. Even natural products will require processing with chemicals. Unless they're 100% certified organic products (I believe). But my actual intention was to bring to attention the fact that the MAIN INGREDIENTS of synthetic multivitamins can be cyanide and coal tar, while the processing ingredient used can be formaldehyde. So when taking multivitamins found on the racks, what the general consumer fails to realise is that he is actually eating a concoction of coal tar, cyanide, ammonia petroleum extracts, etc., don't you agree?

I quote Dr. Thiel:

what do u eat everyday then?  

first, thanks for the link posted, zstan.
well, from what i have checked with the link that u have posted:

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it seems like all bachelor degree holder can apply to the master of healths  science( Pharmacy) programme offered in UKM. Is that true?
Or what does it mean by Bachelor's Degree acceptable by university/equiv? Do i need to have a BPharm to be eligible for the entry requirements??

of course its recognised
yes. like the other posters said, u need 1st class/2nd uppers to qualify.   

hmm..but u dun submit a thesis, do you?

A*BB. i wanted to go nottingham

cuz i heard if want biotech...go USA study and work there better...but heck..im taking A level...lol....btw...is nursing a good course to take in UK??is it demanding and have a good pay??