Charles Santiago believes public clinics and hospitals will reduce dispensing of drugs from three months’ worth to one month, then two weeks, forcing extra visits and travel costs for patients.
The Ministry of Health may possibly introduce a price control mechanism for drugs in the middle of the year. Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad told the Dewan Rakyat last November that the government wanted to set ceiling retail prices for consumers at all dispense channels to make medicines more affordable. Price regulations are an excessive form … Continue reading How To Reduce Drug Prices Without A Ceiling