Penyakit Parkinson, yang dinamakan bersempena dengan Dr. James Parkinson, ialah penyakit neurodegeneratif progresif yang menjejaskan sistem saraf, khususnya bahagian otak yang mengawal pergerakan. Penyakit ini merupakan penyakit neurodegeneratif kedua paling lazim selepas penyakit Alzheimer. Penyakit Parkinson lebih kerap berlaku dalam…
Tag: medication
Risiko Pendarahan Selepas Pengambilan Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors – Nurul Amira Haji Zunaidi (Pegawai Farmasi)
Kemurungan bukan lagi sesuatu yang asing dalam kalangan masyarakat masa kini, malah semakin kerap dilaporkan di seluruh dunia. Kemurungan boleh menjejaskan sesiapa sahaja tanpa mengira usia, latar belakang atau status sosial. Keadaan ini bukan sekadar perasaan sedih yang sementara tetapi…
Newer Generation of Oral Anticoagulants (blood thinners) – Karen Wee Lee Fang (Pharmacist)
Bahagian Amalan dan Perkembangan Farmasi (BAPF), KKM x The Malaysian Medical Gazette Series Anticoagulants (often referred to as blood thinners) keep blood clots from forming in the blood vessels and may prevent existing clots from enlarging. It has been shown…
Hard to Swallow: Can we crush tablet and capsules? – Syafi’ah Bakaruddin (Pharmacist)
The oral route is the most common route for drug administration. Medications in the form of tablets, capsules, and syrup are preferred due to their advantages, such as non-invasiveness, cost-effectiveness, stability, and convenience. Problems arise when some patients find these…
Depression in elderly – Renuka Rahoo (Pharmacist)
‘My dad used to be an active and cheerful person, however for the past 1 year he did not want to talk much, prefers to be alone in his room. It is heartbreaking to look at him in this way.’…
Klinik Kepatuhan Pengubatan Atau Medication Therapy Adherence Clinic (MTAC) – Noorazlinda Yacob
Kepatuhan pada ubat-ubatan adalah penting bagi memastikan pesakit mendapat kesan teraputik ubat yang optimum, mengurangkan kesan sampingan dan meningkatkan kualiti kesihatan bagi jangka masa panjang. Namun begitu, kajian menunjukkan bahawa lebih 50% pesakit diabetes yang dirawat di klinik-klinik kesihatan seluruh…
A Day with A Government Health Clinic Pharmacist – Vanessa Yeow
One of the major roles of a health clinic pharmacist is to dispense a valid prescription from the doctor to the patient. Patients can get their medicines, as early as 8am at all government health clinic pharmacies in Malaysia. Every…
Innocent Pills, Naughty Patients – Dr Kamal Amzan
The gap between medical facts and public perception is nothing short of amazing. For instance when I tell some patients, “Careful with your diet, your cholesterol levels will soon be off the charts.” The best reply would be, “Alright, alright.…
Demystifying Cough Medicines – Mr Mark Cheong
Pop into any pharmacy and walk over to the shelf where they keep the cough syrups. You will notice that there are so many brands of cough medicines, each claiming to be better than the others. You may even be…
“He’s been poisoned! What do I do?” – Mr Mark Cheong
We’ve seen it in movies, in TV shows. We’ve read about it in books and novels. We’ve even heard of it happening to a friend of a friend or even somebody close to us. Poison and the act of poisoning…