drug price controls Archives

29 April 2025

Malaysia

Dentists Raise Medico-Legal Risks From Drug Price Display

The Malaysian Private Dental Practitioners’ Association opposes drug price display, saying a price list can mislead patients into thinking that they can choose their own medications. Misinterpretations expose dental clinics to potential medico-legal risks.

14 March 2025

Malaysia

KPDN Takes Charge Of Drug Price Display Mandate For Private Health Facilities

Domestic Trade Minister Armizan Mohd Ali says the medicine price display mandate for private GP clinics, hospitals, and community pharmacies will be enforced under Act 723 on May 1. “Drug price displays can curb Malaysia’s high medical inflation rate.”

13 November 2024

Letter

Medicine Price Transparency May Have Serious, Unintended Consequences For GP Clinics — MMA

MMA has expressed concern that the new medicine price transparency policy could have "serious, unintended consequences" for private GP clinics. MMA says requiring the display of all drug prices is impractical and will significantly raise operational costs.

11 March 2024

Malaysia

Ringgit Fall Won’t Affect Drug Prices With Three-Year Procurement Contracts: Lukanisman

Lukanisman says the ringgit fall won't affect medicine prices, due to MOH's 3-year drug procurement contracts. But the deputy health minister did not explain if drug suppliers/ manufacturers can cancel contracts altogether if the ringgit fall is too steep.

3 October 2023

Malaysia

Naccol Meeting Backs Drug Pricing Transparency With Price Displays: PM

PM Anwar says today's Naccol meeting decided on drug pricing transparency through a price display mechanism to improve access to medicine supply with more competitive pricing, so that people know the prices of drugs and can make a choice.

31 October 2022

World

Cancer Drug Price Negotiations To Focus On Generics, Biosimilars

The UICC and WHO will negotiate for cheaper cancer drugs for low and low-middle-income countries via increased donations, tier pricing, or a voluntary licence mechanism.

7 February 2022

Malaysia

Medicine Price Controls Risk Malaysia Losing Innovative Drug Launches

Pharma MNCs may deprioritise Malaysia into a “Wave 3” country, like Vietnam and South Africa, without access to innovative medicines if drug price controls are implemented.

4 February 2022

Malaysia

Drug Price Controls May Slash 60% Of Medical Tourism Revenue

Proposed medicine price controls are estimated to result in a loss of about RM8 billion to Malaysia’s medical tourism industry by 2037, according to a cost-benefit analysis.

2 February 2022

Malaysia

Medicine Price Controls Benefit Rich The Most, Poor The Least

A cost-benefit analysis estimates T20 patients with private insurance may save RM1.6 billion yearly, four times higher than RM368 million for M40 and 22 times higher than RM73 million for B40.

31 January 2022

Malaysia

Medicine Price Controls: Clinic Closures, RM31Bil Wage Loss In Private Health Care

A cost-benefit analysis finds drug price controls may shutter 2,600 clinics and cause pay cuts, salary freezes, or layoffs of 91,000 to 136,000 private health care jobs.

Tag: drug price controls

Dentists Raise Medico-Legal Risks From Drug Price Display

KPDN Takes Charge Of Drug Price Display Mandate For Private Health Facilities

Medicine Price Transparency May Have Serious, Unintended Consequences For GP Clinics — MMA

Ringgit Fall Won’t Affect Drug Prices With Three-Year Procurement Contracts: Lukanisman

Naccol Meeting Backs Drug Pricing Transparency With Price Displays: PM

Cancer Drug Price Negotiations To Focus On Generics, Biosimilars

Medicine Price Controls Risk Malaysia Losing Innovative Drug Launches

Drug Price Controls May Slash 60% Of Medical Tourism Revenue

Medicine Price Controls Benefit Rich The Most, Poor The Least

Medicine Price Controls: Clinic Closures, RM31Bil Wage Loss In Private Health Care

Bleak Future For Malaysia’s Health Assurance Industry — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan

Nutritionists: Follow Malaysia’s Scientific Food Pyramid, Not US Inverted Pyramid

CodeBlue’s View: Doctors Must Follow The Law. Period.

Transfer Allowance Opened To Contract Doctors, Pharmacists, Dentists With 2025 Permanent Appointments: Minister

Digital Ministry Opens RM87m Tender For MySejahtera App Maintenance Over Three Years