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Thursday, August 15, 2019

5169) PENGGUNA JANGAN TERPEDAYA DENGAN UBAT TIDAK BERDAFTAR - BERNAMA - 14/08/2019


KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Ogos (Bernama) -- Tahap kesedaran pengguna terhadap pengambilan dan pembelian ubat tidak berdaftar masih lemah meskipun terdapat pelbagai langkah yang diambil kerajaan dan pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) dalam menangani isu itu.

Beberapa NGO yang bimbang dengan trend masa kini, terutama penjualan ubat tidak berdaftar menerusi laman sosial yang ternyata dapat menarik minat pengguna, khasnya mereka yang kurang kesedaran dalam hal ini.

Timbalan Presiden Pertubuhan Mesra Pengguna Malaysia (PMPM) Azlin Othman berkata, pengguna sering terpedaya dengan testimoni yang diletakkan bersama iklan ubat yang tidak berdaftar.

"Apabila pengguna melihat testimoni yang kata pesakit pulih daripada penyakit mereka, pengguna mudah percaya tanpa membuat semakan bagi mendapatkan bukti tentang kesahihan maklumat yang disampaikan itu.

"Ubat tidak berdaftar boleh beri pelbagai kesan buruk kepada pengguna seperti kerosakan buah pinggang dan organ dalaman kerana mungkin terdapat bahan terlarang selain tidak mengikut sukatan yang bersesuaian bagi menghasilkan produk," katanya kepada Bernama di sini, hari ini.

Azlin menasihatkan pengguna supaya lebih peka dengan isu tersebut dan sentiasa membuat semakan pada label atau bungkusan ubat yang diiklankan dengan memastikan terdapat ciri-ciri seperti nombor pendaftaran MAL serta label Hologram Meditag mahupun Nombor Notifikasi (NOT).

"Ubat dan kosmetik berdaftar telah dinilai serta dipastikan selamat, berkualiti selain berkesan untuk digunakan. PMPM percaya ada banyak produk di pasaran yang tidak diuji dan tidak berdaftar dengan Kementerian Kesihatan," katanya.

Sementara itu, menurut Timbalan Presiden Gabungan Persatuan-Persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (FOMCA) Mohd Yusof Abdul Rahman, setiap individu mempunyai daya ketahanan diri yang berbeza, secara langsung pengguna tidak boleh terus percaya dengan testimoni iklan produk yang dijual.

"Sesuatu ubat (yang tidak berdaftar) itu apabila diambil oleh sesetengah individu akan berkesan, tetapi bagi individu yang mempunyai daya ketahanan berbeza akan berdepan dengan pelbagai masalah. Langkah terbaik adalah dengan mendapatkan nasihat doktor terlebih dahulu," katanya.

Dalam pada itu, Ketua Aktivis Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM) Datuk Nadzim Johan mencadangkan supaya pihak kementerian dapat mewujudkan satu unit khas bagi memantau dan membantu mereka yang menghasilkan ubat yang berkesan untuk mendaftarkan produk mereka. 

"Unit itu perlu melihat dari segala aspek, sekiranya produk itu membawa kepada kebaikan, kita harus bantu segera dan sekiranya tidak, tindakan tegas kena diambil supaya yang mereka yang menjual ini tidak menyalahi undang-undang. Kita harus bergerak progresif," katanya.

Sebelum ini media banyak melaporkan hasil serbuan dan rampasan daripada pihak penguat kuasa berhubung ubat tidak berdaftar serta kenyataan Kementerian Kesihatan tentang produk yang mengandungi bahan terlarang.

Artikel oleh: BERNAMA

PENGGUNA JANGAN TERPEDAYA DENGAN UBAT TIDAK BERDAFTAR


5168) DON'T BE FOOLED BY UNREGISTERED MEDICINE, HEALTH PRODUCT CLAIMS - NGO - BERNAMA - 14/08/2019


KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- The level of public awareness on the use of unregistered medicines and health products is still poor despite various effort taken by the government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in addressing the issue.

Some NGOs have even expressed concerns over the trend, as the purchase of such medicines have been made easy through social networking sites and have captured the attention of many consumers, especially those with a poor understanding of its risks.

Pertubuhan Mesra Pengguna Malaysia (PMPM) deputy president Azlin Othman said potential buyers could be easily deceived by customer testimonials placed in the advertisement of the unregistered health products.

“When they read customer testimonials claiming that the medicines had helped some of them recovered from a certain illness, the potential buyers would be tempted to believe and purchase the medicines without verifying the information.

“Unregistered medicines can have many adverse effects on consumers, such as kidney or internal organ failure because they might contain prohibited substances that can endanger the health of consumers and inappropriate dosage (of the substances) during the formulating of the product,” she told Bernama here today.

Hence, Azlin advised consumers to be more alert of the issue and always run a quick check of the products’ label for security features such as MAL registration number and MeditagTM holographic sticker as well as Notification Numbers (NOT).

“We still believe there are many products in the market that are neither tested nor registered with the Ministry of Health,” she said.

Meanwhile, according to the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) deputy president Mohd Yusof Abdul Rahman, each person has a different immune system level, hence consumers should not easily be influenced by customer testimonials in the product’s advertisement.

“The (unregistered) medicine might work on certain people, but not to everyone, it could create many problems for those with a different set of immune system. The best way is to always seek doctor’s opinion,” he said.

Malaysian Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia (PPIM) chief activist, Datuk Nadzim Johan, on the other hand, called for the Ministry of Health to set up a special unit to monitor and facilitate founders of effective medicines to register their products.

“The unit should look into every aspect. If the product is good and effective, we must provide swift assistance to prevent them from violating any laws. We must move progressively,” he added.


Article by: BERNAMA 

DON'T BE FOOLED BY UNREGISTERED MEDICINE, HEALTH PRODUCT CLAIMS - NGO




5167) DON'T BE FOOLED BY UNREGISTERED MEDICINE, HEALTH PRODUCT CLAIMS: NGO - THE SUN DAILY - 14/08/2019


KUALA LUMPUR: The level of public awareness on the use of unregistered medicines and health products is still poor despite various effort taken by the government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in addressing the issue.

Some NGOs have even expressed concerns over the trend, as the purchase of such medicines have been made easy through social networking sites and have captured the attention of many consumers, especially those with a poor understanding of its risks.

Pertubuhan Mesra Pengguna Malaysia (PMPM) deputy president Azlin Othman said potential buyers could be easily deceived by customer testimonials placed in the advertisement of the unregistered health products.

“When they read customer testimonials claiming that the medicines had helped some of them recovered from a certain illness, the potential buyers would be tempted to believe and purchase the medicines without verifying the information.

“Unregistered medicines can have many adverse effects on consumers, such as kidney or internal organ failure because they might contain prohibited substances that can endanger the health of consumers and inappropriate dosage (of the substances) during the formulating of the product,“ she told Bernama here today.

Hence, Azlin advised consumers to be more alert of the issue and always run a quick check of the products’ label for security features such as MAL registration number and MeditagTM holographic sticker as well as Notification Numbers (NOT).

“We still believe there are many products in the market that are neither tested nor registered with the Ministry of Health,“ she said.

Meanwhile, according to the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) deputy president Mohd Yusof Abdul Rahman, each person has a different immune system level, hence consumers should not easily be influenced by customer testimonials in the product’s advertisement.

“The (unregistered) medicine might work on certain people, but not to everyone, it could create many problems for those with a different set of immune system. The best way is to always seek doctor’s opinion,“ he said.

Malaysian Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia (PPIM) chief activist, Datuk Nadzim Johan, on the other hand, called for the Ministry of Health to set up a special unit to monitor and facilitate founders of effective medicines to register their products.

“The unit should look into every aspect. If the product is good and effective, we must provide swift assistance to prevent them from violating any laws. We must move progressively,“ he added. — Bernama


Article by: The Sun Daily

DON'T BE FOOLED BY UNREGISTERED MEDICINE, HEALTH PRODUCT CLAIMS: NGO

https://www.thesundaily.my/local/don-t-be-fooled-by-unregistered-medicine-health-product-claims-ngo-HM1259845

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