Preferred meds sold out, but options available

Running on empty: Pharmacy supervisor Nur Amirah Shukri showing an almost empty shelf of cough syrups in Seri Kembangan, Selangor. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: It’s not a situation of “no medicines available” but that the preferred brands of doctors and pharmacies are out of stock, says the Malaysian Association of Pharmaceutical Suppliers (MAPS).

Its executive director Dr Choe Tong Seng said there are other brands that can be used instead.