Curing the highcost-syndrome
The Health Ministry's announcement last week that it is working on a proposal to cap the prices of more than 1,000 essential medicines is welcome, though the move is long overdue. For a long time, the question of drugs has been a bone of contention between Malaysian health activists and cons...
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| description | The Health Ministry's announcement last week that it is working on a proposal to cap the prices of more than
1,000 essential medicines is welcome, though the move is long overdue.
For a long time, the question of drugs has been a bone of contention between Malaysian health activists and
consumers. The last time Malaysia discussed this issue was almost a decade ago but it was of little avail.
Maybe this time it will be different.
A survey recently (NST, May 9) showed that many Malaysians pay exorbitant prices for their medicines. In
fact, drug prices in Malaysia are far above the international reference pricing, a guide on how much medicine
should cost.
The ministry's list of essential medicines will include antibiotics, aspirin and other painkillers, as well as
medicines for high blood pressure and depression. |
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| spelling | my.usm.eprints.33411 http://eprints.usm.my/33411/ Curing the highcost-syndrome Abd Razak, Dzulkifli R Medicine (General) The Health Ministry's announcement last week that it is working on a proposal to cap the prices of more than 1,000 essential medicines is welcome, though the move is long overdue. For a long time, the question of drugs has been a bone of contention between Malaysian health activists and consumers. The last time Malaysia discussed this issue was almost a decade ago but it was of little avail. Maybe this time it will be different. A survey recently (NST, May 9) showed that many Malaysians pay exorbitant prices for their medicines. In fact, drug prices in Malaysia are far above the international reference pricing, a guide on how much medicine should cost. The ministry's list of essential medicines will include antibiotics, aspirin and other painkillers, as well as medicines for high blood pressure and depression. 2006-07-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/33411/1/DZUL323.pdf Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (2006) Curing the highcost-syndrome. New Sunday Times. |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine (General) Abd Razak, Dzulkifli Curing the highcost-syndrome |
| title | Curing the highcost-syndrome |
| title_full | Curing the highcost-syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Curing the highcost-syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Curing the highcost-syndrome |
| title_short | Curing the highcost-syndrome |
| title_sort | curing the highcost-syndrome |
| topic | R Medicine (General) |
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