Month: October 2026

The KKM Pharmacist’s Locum Reality: Why an RM30/Hour Shift Pays Less Than You Think (And How to Fix It)

It is 8:30 AM on a Sunday. While most of your civil service colleagues are resting or spending time with family, you are clocking in for an 8-hour locum shift at a retail pharmacy counter. For many Ministry of Health (KKM) pharmacists under the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA Gred UF9 hingga UF14), weekend locum …

Why Malaysian Pharmacists Should Work With a Licensed Financial Planner

You spent years earning your degree, sitting your PRP exams, and building the clinical judgment to catch a dangerous drug interaction before it reaches a patient. Nobody would dream of asking an unlicensed person to counsel a patient on their medication. Yet many pharmacists happily take financial advice from whoever’s selling — a friend’s insurance …