2 December 2019 Malaysia Pakatan MPs: Kill ‘Draconian’ Bill Jailing Doctors Who Reject Prescription Requests The Bagan Serai and Bandar Kuching MPs won’t support the Poisons (Amendment) 2019 Bill.
2 December 2019 Malaysia ‘Why Use Agents Provocateur Against Doctors?’ Government Asked MPCAM questions “excessive” powers given to MOH enforcement officers, noting that patient confidentiality can be compromised in their searches and seizures.
2 December 2019 Malaysia Unethical To Jail Doctors For Rejecting Prescription Requests, Commonwealth Group Says The Commonwealth Medical Association says that the criminal penalties imposed on doctors are “worrisome”.
2 December 2019 Malaysia Pharmacists Support Bill Mandating Prescriptions Upon Patients’ Request MPS welcomes a provision on compounding offences under the Poisons Act to avoid prosecution.
29 November 2019 Malaysia Withdraw Bill Criminalising Rejection Of Prescription Requests, Doctors Tell Dzulkefly What if patients demand prescriptions for drugs deemed unnecessary by doctors like sleeping tablets, antibiotics, or abortion drugs?
28 November 2019 Malaysia Jail Awaits Doctors Who Refuse Patients’ Prescription Requests The Poisons Act (Amendment) 2019 Bill was tabled for the first time this week.
26 November 2019 Letter A Message For Future Doctors — Dr Timothy Cheng Work hard because it is the right thing to do, but do not expect any recognition.
26 November 2019 Malaysia Too Many Doctors, Too Few Jobs Solutions include limiting the number of medical students, medical schools, and housemen positions.
25 November 2019 Malaysia Health Advisory Council Moots Opening Specialist Training To Contract Doctors Reform agenda includes better system for qualification of specialist training.
21 November 2019 Malaysia Doctors Want Their Professional Fees Deregulated MPCAM also says there are no GPs in private hospitals.