Alternative medicine: Samples of registered traditional medicine products with a hologram sticker issued by the Health Ministry indicating the product’s registration number.
PETALING JAYA: With traditional and complementary medicine not having to put up with stringent regulations and clinical standards required of pharmaceutical products, concerns are being raised about dubious herbal remedies.
Pharmacologist Prof Dr Yam Mun Fei said there was a problem with the Health Ministry’s regulation of the herbal medicine market.