‘Role of pharmacists growing’


Dr Lee (second from right) showing how to prepare syrup medicine at UniKL pharmacy counter during the opening ceremony of Perak’s World Pharmacists Day 2018 celebration in Ipoh.

THE role of pharmacists these days is beyond procurement and supply of medicine, says Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye.

Dr Lee said pharmacists are now involved in the production of medicine in the pharmaceutical industry in the country, as well as in the logistics and distribution of local and imported medicinal products.

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