PETALING JAYA:
The Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) has urged the government to consider approving self-test kits for influenza, citing widespread infections and the need for faster detection to prevent further spread of the disease.
MPS president Amrahi Buang said the Medical Device Authority’s (MDA) recent statement – confirming that no influenza self-test kits are registered in Malaysia – means all kits currently sold, including those on social media, are unauthorised for public use.
“Why have such kits not been registered? Is it because no company has applied to import them, or has the government decided not to allow them?” he said in a statement.
“Given Malaysians’ increased awareness and familiarity with self-testing since the Covid-19 pandemic,…