21 July 2022
The Dewan Rakyat today approved amendments to the Poisons Act that raises penalties and enhances enforcement powers, but omits mandatory prescriptions upon request.
Tag: Poisons amendment Bill 2022
21 July 2022
Opposition MPs say private GPs and pharmacists should not be oppressed by enforcers with enhanced enforcement powers for search and seizure.
11 July 2022
Holista Biotech says excessive enforcement powers under the Poisons amendment Bill 2022 will also raise the costs of doing business for community pharmacies.
11 May 2022
MOH’s meeting with private GPs, pharmacists, and vets, which will be chaired by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, aims to “discuss issues” on proposed changes to the Poisons Act that regulates medicines.
21 March 2022
The Malaysian Dental Association (MDA) says harsher penalties and enhanced enforcement powers under the Poisons amendment Bill “should not be passed” as it may lead to corruption and abuses.
21 March 2022
Dr Milton Lum says the Bill may force GPs to stop dispensing medicines, which will increase the cost of health care and inconvenience the public, with long-term consequences for health care delivery.
17 March 2022
The doctors’ group also wants a regulatory impact assessment by all stakeholders on proposed changes to the Poisons Act before the amendment Bill is passed in Parliament.
16 March 2022
MPCAM says the Poisons amendment Bill will discourage GPs from keeping medicines in their clinics, even as doctors have been opposing MOH’s dispensing separation proposal.
16 March 2022
“With an increase in fines and the imposition of a jail sentence, many doctors will practise with the Sword of Damocles hanging over their neck”, says the Malaysian Medical Association.
15 March 2022
The Poisons amendment Bill 2022 raises general penalties to up to 5 years’ jail or max RM50,000 fine, besides protecting pharmacy enforcement officers from lawsuits.