Health Ministry to take action on ‘energy sticks’ sold online


PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry says it will act on complaints from the public about “energy sticks”, a vape-like nasal inhaler, being sold online.

For a start, it said that advertisements for the products – which have not been registered with the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency as required by the Sale of Drugs Act 1952 – will be taken down from popular ecommerce platforms.

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