20 January 2023
Belgium’s Prof Lieven Annemans says while innovative drugs are needed to treat diseases, there are limits to society’s willingness and ability to pay.
Tag: pharmaceuticals
11 January 2023
Letter
Pharmaceutical Pollution And Eco-Toxicity: An Emerging Ecological Threat — Jason Loh & Jachintha Joyce
Covid-19 has provided the impetus and catalyst for further acceleration in the growth of pharmaceutical industries, leading to high-risk pollutions across the world.
6 January 2023
In MOH’s new Braille pharmaceutical packaging initiative that will be launched at 250 Klinik Kesihatan nationwide, the Braille format for the blind only includes the drug dosage and indication, while the name of the medicine remains in standard writing.
5 January 2023
Research by the World Economic Forum has shown that the concentration of pharmaceuticals in waterways is reaching dangerous levels.
6 July 2022
APHM and PhAMA indicate possible medicine price hikes due to “significant” increases in the cost of logistics, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and labour.
5 June 2022
Dr Kelvin Yii tells NPRA to extensively audit pharmaceutical stock across public and private facilities, adding that health care providers should start rationing medicines now.
4 June 2022
Private hospitals say life-saving treatments and medicines for critical illnesses are still available for now, including cardiovascular and cancer drugs.
3 June 2022
The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency asked local pharmaceutical suppliers and manufacturers, as well as multinational pharmaceutical companies, to help address the medicine supply problem.
2 June 2022
Malaysia
Malaysia Facing Medicine Shortages, Potential Price Hikes From China Lockdowns, Russia-Ukraine War
Malaysian pharmaceutical suppliers expect worsening shortages not only of OTC drugs, but medicines across all therapeutic segments in the mid- to long-term.