medicine price display Archives

12 May 2025

Malaysia

Act 586 Doesn’t Regulate Drug Prices, Price Marking, Says MOH

MOH says the Private Healthcare Facilities & Services Act 1998 (Act 586) doesn't have provisions on drug prices or price marking, unlike Section 10 of the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 (Act 723) that covers price marking for goods/services.

9 May 2025

Letter

Amend Act 586 If Needed For Drug Price Display — Malaysian Medical Association

MMA moots amendments to Act 586 if necessary to mandate drug price display, instead of using Act 723. MMA reiterates that doctors are not against price transparency, but only the use of Act 723 on the medical profession. MMA says again it wasn't engaged.

8 May 2025

Malaysia

Community Pharmacy Coop Opposes KPDN Jurisdiction Over Drug Price Display

Koperasi Farmasi Komuniti Kedah Berhad says drug price display should be mandated under MOH, not Act 723 under KPDN. Community pharmacies and private clinics aren't retail stores. The coop raises potential unethical price wars among community pharmacies.

7 May 2025

Malaysia

MOH Ignores Doctors’ Support For Drug Price Transparency

In a statement on a doctors' protest against drug price display being under Act 723 jurisdiction, MOH did not recognise support by doctors' groups for price transparency, but simply said that the policy wasn't meant to burden private medical practitioners.

6 May 2025

Malaysia

Doctors Hold Historic Protest Against KPDN’s Jurisdiction Over Drug Price Display

In an historic rally, over 700 doctors protested against KPDN's jurisdiction over drug price display under Act 723, saying that the order should be under Act 586 instead under MOH's jurisdiction. Doctors' groups maintain support for price transparency.

6 May 2025

Malaysia

Heed Your Doctor’s Prescription, Drug Price Is ‘Secondary’, Says MOH Deputy DG

MOH deputy director-general of health (pharmaceutical services) Azuana Ramli, a pharmacist, urges patients to prioritise their doctor's advice over medicine prices. "That is the person you should listen to, rather than the price. The price is secondary."

5 May 2025

Malaysia

Lawyers: Only KPDN Can Enforce Drug Price Display, Not MOH

Three lawyers say MOH lacks "punca kuasa" to enforce a drug price display order under Act 723. The authority bestowed on the KPDN minister under Section 3 is “non-delegable”. Inspections or issuing summonses for non-compliance lie solely within KPDN's power.

2 May 2025

Malaysia

Drug Price Transparency Follows The Will Of The People: MOH

MOH says it proceeded with drug price display because majority stakeholders in a UPC poll back price transparency, overriding the minority of HCPs. Even then, though most medical clinics and hospitals oppose it, dental clinics and pharmacies are in favour.

2 May 2025

Letter

Ambushed: MOH’s Hollow Transparency And The Betrayal of Frontline Health Care — Dr James Jeremiah

Dr James Jeremiah says GP consultation fees have not been revised for 33 years, while everything else has gone up. But MOH has added yet another burden with drug price display. "This is not just negligent governance; it is state-sanctioned exploitation."

2 May 2025

Letter

Tough Times Ahead For The Medical Profession — Dr Sng Kim Hock

Dr Sng Kim Hock says drug price display enforcement under another agency besides MOH exposes doctors to "potentially ruthless inspectors", amid the stagnation of doctors' consultation fees and rising medical litigation that drives up the cost of practice.

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Act 586 Doesn’t Regulate Drug Prices, Price Marking, Says MOH

Amend Act 586 If Needed For Drug Price Display — Malaysian Medical Association

Community Pharmacy Coop Opposes KPDN Jurisdiction Over Drug Price Display

MOH Ignores Doctors’ Support For Drug Price Transparency

Doctors Hold Historic Protest Against KPDN’s Jurisdiction Over Drug Price Display

Heed Your Doctor’s Prescription, Drug Price Is ‘Secondary’, Says MOH Deputy DG

Lawyers: Only KPDN Can Enforce Drug Price Display, Not MOH

Drug Price Transparency Follows The Will Of The People: MOH

Ambushed: MOH’s Hollow Transparency And The Betrayal of Frontline Health Care — Dr James Jeremiah

Tough Times Ahead For The Medical Profession — Dr Sng Kim Hock

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