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 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 After Doctors’ Uproar, Minister Announces Review Of Bill Mandating Prescriptions Upon Request MOH also denied claims that doctors must give prescriptions regardless of the outcome of the consultation.
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?
29 November 2019 Malaysia MMA: Withdraw Bill, Consult Stakeholders On Mandatory Prescriptions Upon Request The doctors’ group asks if pharmacists will face jail time for dispensing medicine without prescriptions, and says it doesn't support criminalisation of any professional group, including pharmacists.