PhIS to provide better pharmacy system for patients

28 Feb 2016 / 18:21 H.
    PhIS to provide better pharmacy system for patients
    Subramaniam (3R), visiting patients at the orthopedic ward before officiating the PhIS system at Hospital Pakar Sultanah Fatimah in Muar, on Feb 28, 2016. Along side him are hospital director Dr Selahuddeen Abdul Aziz (2R), health director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (4R) and Johor health director Dr Mohd Khairi Yaku (R). BERNAMA

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry is implementing the Pharmacy Information System (PhIS) to provide a better and more efficient pharmacy system for patients.
Its Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the system was developed to encourage the usage of Information Technology in the health service system involving tender management system and medicine and non-medical supply in all the ministry's facilities.
The system also involves online services on patient information, as well as drug prescription and dispensary – and it will be used almost 1,300 health ministry facilities in the country, including 137 hospitals, 802 clinics and 141 district health offices.
"This system will help monitor the medical supply in the ministry's facilities, increase efficiency, manage the medical and non-medial inventory management and to ensure the medicine used are of good quality, safe and effective," he said this in a statement.
Subramaniam said that an efficient system is needed to cope with the increasing number of patients and medical prescription dispensary, which increases about 4% yearly.
He said that PhIS is one of the terms in the privatisation of the medical laboratory and storage facility signed between Pharmaniaga Logistics Sdn Bhd and the health ministry between Dec 1, 2009 until Nov 30, 2019.

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