Covid-19: Pharmacists group urges more regulation on self-test kits to protect buyers


PETALING JAYA: Concerned over the rampant sales of fake Covid-19 self-test kits by unauthorised sellers, the Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) is urging the government to step in and protect buyers amid the rise in infections and brought-in-dead (BID) cases.

MPS president Amrahi Buang said they were worried about the unregulated sales of Covid-19 self-test kits, especially via WhatsApp and social media, as well as sales by unqualified sellers who are neither pharmacists nor doctors.

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