Act 586 Archives

30 April 2026

Malaysia

Pharmacies Barred From Blood Taking, Says Health Ministry

MOH says blood taking is not permitted in community pharmacies because phlebotomy is a clinical procedure that can only be carried out in licensed health care facilities under Act 586, adding that it will continue to strengthen enforcement.

5 May 2025

Letter

Deregulate Consultation Fees For GPs And Specialist Doctors — Dr Sng Kim Hock

Dr Sng Kim Hock urges the deregulation of consultation fees for private GPs and specialists by abolishing fee caps under Act 586. Doctors can't survive on current consultation fees, relying on other sources of income like drug dispensation and procedures.

9 April 2025

Letter

Scrap Drug Price Display Ruling For Medical Clinics — Dr Sng Kim Hock

Dr Sng Kim Hock tells MOH to scrap the drug price display mandate for private medical clinics, pointing out that there's no similar mandate for food stalls to display the cost of taugeh, sambal, or ikan bilis, or for display of a vehicle's itemised costs.

7 April 2025

Letter

Doctors’ Groups Oppose Use Of Act 723 On Medical Profession — Eight Doctors’ Associations

In a joint statement, 8 doctors' associations protest the use of Act 723 under KPDN to enforce drug price displays at private GP clinics and hospitals. "The private health care sector is the only professional services sector where Act 723 is being used."

Tag: Act 586

Pharmacies Barred From Blood Taking, Says Health Ministry

Deregulate Consultation Fees For GPs And Specialist Doctors — Dr Sng Kim Hock

Scrap Drug Price Display Ruling For Medical Clinics — Dr Sng Kim Hock

Doctors’ Groups Oppose Use Of Act 723 On Medical Profession — Eight Doctors’ Associations

HSAJB Probes Doctor’s Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Anaesthesiologist

Malaysian Medical Negligence Damages Still Too Low: Lawyer

Universiti Malaya’s Nirmala Appointed To WHO Science Council

Taiping Hospital Medical Officers Drowning Under Cluster Expansions, Zero Housemen — Medical Officer

Why Malaysia’s Health Care Financing Model Is Mathematically Unsustainable