3 December 2019
The tabling of the Poisons Act amendments.
Tag: mandatory prescriptions
2 December 2019
The Bagan Serai and Bandar Kuching MPs won’t support the Poisons (Amendment) 2019 Bill.
2 December 2019
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
MPS welcomes a provision on compounding offences under the Poisons Act to avoid prosecution.
29 November 2019
What if patients demand prescriptions for drugs deemed unnecessary by doctors like sleeping tablets, antibiotics, or abortion drugs?
1 November 2019
The move is aimed to allow patients to have the right to make choices about their medicine supply.
19 August 2019
Letter
Mandatory Prescription – Don’t Be Misled, It’s All About National Health Insurance And National Health Financing — FPMPAM
The pharmacist may have the theoretical knowledge of the side effects of any particular medicine; so do the doctors.
19 August 2019
MPCAM says GP clinics are run by senior doctors who rarely make errors in prescribing medicine.