As the living standard of Penang increases, people are putting more effort on their health. People tend to have supplements to make sure they have enough daily intakes of vitamins and minerals. Due to this, the number of pharmacies in Penang also increases tremendously. You can find a lot of supplements and vitamins imported from a lot of countries such as Australia , Europe and others more. Besides that, Chinese medical store are also abundant in Penang . The presence of these medical shops can be seen since the early days. These Chinese medical stores do provide medication by the professional licensed Chinese medical practitioner. They do have a lot of herbs and some even have expensive nature products such as ginseng and bird nest.