PUTRAJAYA, Nov 8 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has emphasised that generic drugs are safe for use, effective, and have optimal results based on thorough assessments by qualified healthcare practitioners regarding the clinical needs of patients.

PUTRAJAYA, April 1 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has confirmed the health supplement 'Beni Koji Choleste Help', which contains red yeast rice (RYR) and is manufactured by Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., is not registered in Malaysia.

PUTRAJAYA, May 25 — The notification of a cosmetic product, Clemira Care Cream, in which the scheduled toxin miconazole was found, has been revoked and is no longer allowed to be sold in Malaysia, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan.

PUTRAJAYA, April 7 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has agreed to grant additional indication approval for the product Evusheld 100 milligrammes per millimetre (mg/ml) Solution for Injection (Tixagevimab 100 mg/ml and Cilgavimab 100 mg/ml) manufactured by Astrazeneca AB of Sweden.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 8 — The company that has been granted conditional registration approval for Lagevrio for the treatment of Covid-19 must submit the latest safety data from time to time through rolling submission to the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA), said its director Rosilawati Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has agreed to the listing of all polymyxins as prohibited substances in all veterinary medicines for all target species, except for veterinary medicines containing Polymyxin B in topical preparation forms.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — The use of CoronaVac Suspension for Injection Covid-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated produced by Sinovac Life Sciences Co Ltd, China and Pharmaniaga Lifescience Sdn Bhd, Malaysia for children aged five to 11 are allowed.