I am confused!? Which meds can I buy without a prescription?
Jason Loo Siau EePhD, MPharm, RPh Have you ever been to the pharmacy requesting for a certain medicine, only to be asked by the pharmacist to come back with a prescription? Yet at the same time, the pharmacist can sell you other medicines without a prescription? This happens because different medicines may fall into different […]
Antibiotics for cold and flu?
Gan Pou WeeMPharm, MBBS, BCPS, RPh Sneezing, runny nose, sore throat. “Oh no! Am I falling ill? I guess I need a course of antibiotics.” Should one take a course of antibiotics for a cold or flu? To answer that we need to understand what are antibiotics, cold and flu. The common cold is a […]
Leptospirosis! Not again!
Dr Yeap Li LingBPharm, PhD, RPh Leptospirosis, better known among the locals as “rat urine disease” is in the public eye once again. This is following the release of forensic investigations that uncovered leptospirosis infection as the actual cause of death of a young student from Johor, whose assault case made headlines in recent weeks. In […]