Not extending contract will be bitter medicine to swallow for pharmacists

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Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society appeals to PM to renew the contracts of government pharmacists involved in fight against Covid-19. FMTNews Pharmacy

Some 3,500 contract pharmacists are serving in government and university hospitals as well as the armed forces.

In a letter to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, MPS president Amrahi Buang said an estimated 3,500 contract pharmacists will leave the health ministry, university hospitals and the armed forces pharmacy division between April and December this year if their contracts are not extended. Pharmacists, he said, play a crucial role in the fight against Covid-19, from dispensing medication to counselling.

Additionally, Amrahi said the pharmacists were also eager to serve and were already accustomed to the health ministry’s operations and procedures.

 

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