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Figure 16
Top Five Categories of Special Approvals for Unregistered Drugs according
to ATC Classification In 2017

Source: Pharmacy Practice and Development Division, MoH

OPERATION AND INTELLIGENCE BRANCH
Didik, Pantau dan Serbu (DiPS) Programme is an initiative under the Pharmacy Programme Strategic
Plan for the year 2017 to 2020 which aims to eradicate the sales of unregistered products in well-known
area/hotspots. The main objective of this programme is to reduce the unauthorised transaction involving
these products by at least 20 per cent every year and will be implemented until the year 2020. There
are three (3) main components of DiPS, which are ‘Educate’, ‘Monitor’ and ‘Raid’. ‘Educate’ aims to
improve consumer awareness through compliance inspection and awareness initiatives. ‘Monitor’
involves surveillance activities in targeted areas or hotspots and ‘Raid’ involves raiding activities on
the premises which sell unregistered products (Image1).

FORENSIC PHARMACY

The development of digital forensic laboratory infrastructure and facilities with the latest laboratory
equipment help in assisting the analysing of significant digital evidence. The digital forensic lab was
completed in July 2017. Starting in August 2017, the lab has begun to receive digital devices to be
analysed for post-operative intelligence (Image 2).

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