There’s danger in buying medical devices online

Letters
Saturday, 16 Dec 2023

ONLINE shopping platforms offer a wide variety of products, including medical devices.

The term “medical device” refers to any product intended for medical use, and can range from contact lenses to pacemakers and surgical knives to medicines.

Save 30% and win Bosch appliances! More Info

Monthly Plan

~~RM13.90/month~~
RM9.73 only

Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

~~RM12.33/month~~
RM8.63/month

Billed as RM103.60 for the 1st year then RM148 thereafters.

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only

Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.

Tags / Keywords: Online shopping; dentistry merchandise

Is this article useful?

100% of our readers find this article useful

Report a mistake

What is the issue about?

Spelling and grammatical error

Factually incorrect

Story is irrelevant

Email (optional)

Thank you for your report!

Next In Letters

Others Also Read

Thailand52m ago

Police investigation reveals timeline of murder in Bangkok condo

Technology59m ago

Wolfspeed names chip industry veteran Robert Feurle as CEO

starplus21 Mar 2025

EXCLUSIVE

INTERACTIVE: A death every two hours

Other Sports1h ago

Figure skating-The famous backflip is set to return at world championships

STARPICKS

Pfizer introduces two novel therapies to treat patients across the atopic dermatitis disease spectrum

China1h ago

China hopes Europe will make 'rational choice' as transatlantic alliance shifts

Football1h ago

Soccer-Struggling Napoli face Milan in pivotal clash for both sides

Nation1h ago

Court grants Rosmah leave to include govt, police as third parties in missing jewellery suit

Football1h ago

Soccer-Premier League to open transfer window early due to Club World Cup

Singapore1h ago

S$18,000 fine for Singaporean woman who evaded GST on luxury goods, gave tips online for others to do the same

Entertainment1h ago

Natalie Tong’s bakery was once thriving, but now apparently nearly empty

Singapore2h ago

More than 13 years’ jail for married man who slashed ex-lover’s new boyfriend at flat's void deck in Singapore

Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Chg	%Chg	Vol ('00)
HSI-PWD7	0.225	0.230	0.195	0.210	-0.015	-6.67	1,497,557
HSI-CWCY	0.160	0.190	0.150	0.170	0.010	6.25	1,098,507
HSI-CWCM	0.145	0.195	0.145	0.155	-0.005	-3.13	986,817
HSI-PWD1	0.205	0.210	0.175	0.195	-0.005	-2.50	901,330
HSI-CWEJ	0.160	0.185	0.160	0.165	0.000	0.00	840,713
HSI-CWEO	0.140	0.170	0.140	0.145	0.000	0.00	805,444
HSI-PWFM	0.135	0.140	0.120	0.135	-0.020	-12.90	702,547
MYEG	0.920	0.930	0.910	0.920	-0.005	-0.54	364,974
PBBANK	4.470	4.500	4.450	4.490	0.020	0.45	350,868
GAMUDA	4.050	4.330	4.050	4.320	0.310	7.73	335,407
SALCON-WB	0.025	0.030	0.020	0.025	0.000	0.00	289,425
HSI-PWFJ	0.195	0.205	0.180	0.190	-0.015	-7.32	289,388
HSI-PWD5	0.115	0.115	0.080	0.095	-0.015	-13.64	284,665
AXIATA	1.860	1.880	1.800	1.840	-0.030	-1.60	276,550
POS	0.195	0.265	0.190	0.255	0.060	30.77	257,120

There’s danger in buying medical devices online

Save 30% and win Bosch appliances! More Info

Monthly Plan

Annual Plan

1 month

Raya adventures start with the Jaecoo J7

Next In Letters

Others Also Read

Police investigation reveals timeline of murder in Bangkok condo

Wolfspeed names chip industry veteran Robert Feurle as CEO

INTERACTIVE: A death every two hours

Figure skating-The famous backflip is set to return at world championships

Pfizer introduces two novel therapies to treat patients across the atopic dermatitis disease spectrum

China hopes Europe will make 'rational choice' as transatlantic alliance shifts

Soccer-Struggling Napoli face Milan in pivotal clash for both sides

Court grants Rosmah leave to include govt, police as third parties in missing jewellery suit

Soccer-Premier League to open transfer window early due to Club World Cup

S$18,000 fine for Singaporean woman who evaded GST on luxury goods, gave tips online for others to do the same

Natalie Tong’s bakery was once thriving, but now apparently nearly empty

More than 13 years’ jail for married man who slashed ex-lover’s new boyfriend at flat's void deck in Singapore

StarPicks

Pfizer introduces two novel therapies to treat patients across the atopic dermatitis disease spectrum

Market Summary

FBM KLCI

25,330,014

Market Movers

Want to listen to full audio?

Majlis SIRIM Industri 2024

Thank you for downloading.

There’s danger in buying medical devices online

Save 30% and win Bosch appliances! More Info

Monthly Plan

Annual Plan

1 month

Next In Letters

Others Also Read

Trending in Opinion

Market Summary

FBM KLCI

25,330,014

Want to listen to full audio?

Majlis SIRIM Industri 2024

Thank you for downloading.