5 November 2020
MOH needs to take into account the interests of various stakeholders and the implication of the amendments before tabling amendments to the Poisons Act that regulates medicines, says Dr Adham Baba.
Tag: Poisons (Amendment) 2019 Bill
4 November 2020
Under proposed amendments to the Poisons Act 1952, doctors, dentists, and vets violating mandatory prescriptions upon request face maximum five years' jail, up to RM50,000 fine, or both.
27 August 2020
The Poisons (Amendment) 2019 Bill proposes incarcerating doctors, dentists, and vets who decline to issue drug prescriptions requested by patients.
25 August 2020
Medical groups will continue to oppose the Poisons (Amendment) 2019 Bill if it remains the same as the one tabled for first reading.
13 July 2020
MPs will also raise issues on Covid-19, contract doctors, and mental health among others.
26 February 2020
The Poisons amendment Bill will be revised to specify prescriptions upon request instead — with no threat of jail time or fines.
25 February 2020
The Ministry of Health is meeting doctors and other stakeholders today to discuss proposed amendments to the Poisons Act again.
24 February 2020
The Ministry of Health seems intent on bulldozing the Poisons amendment Bill through in Parliament next month, say stakeholders who attended a Feb 13 town hall.
21 January 2020
The Health Ministry will call a stakeholders’ engagement meeting on Feb 13 to discuss proposed amendments to the Poisons Act.
31 December 2019
No other country criminalises a refusal to provide a prescription upon request.