KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 25): The electronic prescription pharmaceutical industry (e-pharmacy) has huge potential in Malaysia and can garner up to a 20%-30% market share.

In an email interview, Alpro Pharmacy co-founder and e-pharmacy pharmacist lead Dr Hiew Fei Tsong told theedgemarkets.com that in Malaysia, there are close to 25,000 registered pharmacists and 3,000 registered retail pharmacies as of this year.