More than 21,000 illegal health products—some containing hazardous substances—were detected across the country last year, according to the Health Ministry.
Speaking at a press conference following the launch of the Illegal Medicines Awareness Tour Central Zone 2025 on Saturday (May 3), Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad called the trend alarming, noting that such products are being openly sold both online and in physical stores without proper oversight.
Dzulkefly said five categories of illegal medicines have been identified: counterfeit products, unregistered items, those containing scheduled poisons, illegally imported goods, and products manufactured without adhering to approved standards.
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Speaking at a press conference following the launch of the Illegal Medicines Awareness Tour Central Zone 2025 on Saturday (May 3), Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad called the trend alarming, noting that such products are being openly sold both online and in physical stores without proper oversight.
Dzulkefly said five categories of illegal medicines have been identified: counterfeit products, unregistered items, those containing scheduled poisons, illegally imported goods, and products manufactured without adhering to approved standards.
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00:00What is the program we have done?
00:30What is the program we have done?
01:00What is the program we have done?
01:02What is the program we have done?
01:04And of course, the simplest is
01:05Bagi mereka, bagi-bagi rakyat yang lebih
01:08Ya, lebih literate, lebih
01:09Ya, celik atas perkara ni
01:11Mereka punya aplikasi
01:13That they can download
01:14Masa saya melawati RUY
01:16NPRA Enforcement
01:18Ya, you have an app called Pharma Checker
01:22There were two products
01:23Niak cakapak je, simple je
01:24They both have got hologram
01:26Tapi when you get to check
01:31Satu niak cakapak yang one brand
01:34Is actually
01:35Adalah ubat tidak sah
01:39Either not registered dan sebagainya
01:42Ya, bila disebutkan ubat tidak sah ni
01:44Yang saya ulangi sekali lagi
01:46It must be one of the five kategorilah
01:48Antara lain, ya not
01:49Mereka tidak berdaftar
01:51Ya, mereka adalah
01:52Tier 1 counterfeit
01:54Dan ada yang dicampurkan dengan
01:56Makan-akan poison racun
01:58Ya, dan ada yang diperolei
02:00Daripada sumber yang tidak sah
02:02Dan obat diimport tanpa kelulusan
02:05So, any one of them
02:06So, you have a Pharma Checker
02:08Rakyat boleh dapatkan app itu
02:10Download
02:11You can easily check
02:12Kologram ada
02:13Tapi fake
02:15Atau ubat tidak sah
02:17Ya, counterfeit
02:18Sangat mengharapkan
02:20Rakyat akan terus
02:21Ya, diberikan pencerahan
02:23All over
02:24Enforcement is one thing
02:25Tapi pendidikan
02:26Lebih mustahak
02:27Ya, semua mesti
02:29Mengambil tanggung jawab
02:30Diri dan keluarga
02:32Take ownership of
02:34Di kesihatan keluarga
02:36Especially children
02:37Ya, itu satu aspek
02:38Hari ini kita cakap tentang
02:40Tolak ubat tidak sah
02:41Sementara kita juga ada program
02:43Yang namanya program
02:44Keselamatan dan Kualiti
02:45Pemakanan juga adalah penting
02:48Ya, jadi itu satu aspek lain
02:51Tapi untuk hari ini
02:51Kita lancarkan kembara tobat
02:54Zon Tengah
02:55Dan kita selepas
02:56Kola Selangor
02:57Saya kata
02:59Saya mahu
02:59Satu yang sangat ambitious
03:02Satu yang sangat
03:03Besar
03:04Tuntutannya
03:05For me to have
03:06Kuala Selangor
03:07Bebas
03:08Bebas ubat tidak sah
03:10Itu satu
03:11Tall order
03:12Saya tahu
03:12Tapi kita mesti mulakan
03:14After Kuala Selangor
03:15Selangor
03:16You tell me
03:17We want to go to other states
03:19Itu yang saya sebutkan tadi
03:20Kedah
03:21Next will be
03:23Immediately Kedah
03:25We're going to go to
03:27Kelantan
03:28Tuntut Timur
03:29We will want to go to
03:31All the other
03:32Pembonio
03:33Johor
03:35North
03:36Kita akan cover the whole country
03:37Sabah
03:38Apa kata-kata ubat yang paling tinggi
03:40Dirampas
03:41Oh that's a good question
03:43Untuk tahun
03:44Tahun 2023
03:45Berbanding 2024
03:47Ya
03:48Saya tahu
03:49Saya dah sebut perkara ini
03:502023
03:51We had
03:51Rampasan
03:53Menyebabkan produk
03:54Ubat-ubatan
03:55Kosmetik
03:55Dan
03:56Even bahan mentah
03:57Ya
03:58Dia
03:59Pro material
04:00Dalam
04:00Dalam
04:01Pembuatan
04:02Ubat ini
04:03Jadi
04:04It was
04:0520,157
04:06Perkara yang
04:08Item
04:08That has been
04:09Apprehended
04:09Rampas
04:10Tetapi
04:11Come 2024
04:13Meningkat
04:1421,571
04:16Dan
04:17Kalau
04:18Soalan yang ditanya
04:20Adalah untuk
04:21Mendapat
04:21And of course
04:22The amount
04:24By way of
04:242024
04:26Is RM
04:2737.5
04:28Juta
04:29Berbanding
04:3024.8 juta
04:312023
04:32Dan saya yakin
04:33Ya
04:34Antara
04:36The top
04:36Adalah
04:37Kosmetik
04:38And
04:39Supplement
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