17 Aug 2017 Malaysian GPs call for enhanced regulations on PEU’s inspection of clinics and medications
The Health Ministry’s pharmaceutical services division has received much backlash of late from general practitioners around Malaysia. Yet, the department maintains that its enforcement on clinicians is nothing out of the ordinary. Despite GPs accusing the department on increasing its enforcement, division senior director Dr Salmah Bahri denies this.
“We are meeting with associations representing general practitioners to clarify matters very soon,” she asserted.
11 August 2017 Allow Clinics To Dispense OTC Medicine call for enhanced regulations on PEU’s inspection of clinics and medications
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has objected to the action taken against doctors who dispense simple over-the-counter (OTC)
medication in their clinics.
Such an action by the Health Ministry’s pharmacy enforcement unit (PEU) was causing inconvenience to patients, said MMA president Dr Ravindran R. Naidu.
18 August 2017 Doctors want more transparency in branded drugs prescription at public hospitals
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 ― The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) called today for a more e?cient and transparent process for prescribing
branded medicines to patients, amid the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) “generic ?rst” policy.
MMA president Dr Ravindran R. Naidu said approval for giving patients at public clinics or hospitals drugs outside the ministry’s formulary should not rest
solely with the Health director-general. “It’s more important to have a transparent process, so everyone knows exactly what is needed for approval,” Dr Ravindran told Malay Mail Online.
19 August 2017 ‘Check illegals’ to stop disease spread
PETALING JAYA: The ?ght against the spread of contagious diseases should focus on illegal immigrants, says Malaysian Employers Federa tion executive
director Datuk Sham suddin Bardan. “The Government is targeting the wrong group. The presence of illegals should be dealt with more holistically so that contagious diseases can be better controlled,”he added. Shamsuddin also said while locals should be given priority to ?ll up vacancies by re-branding lower end jobs, the Government should not increase the levy on foreigner workers because the rates were already high. He said the extra medical screening was not necessary as it would add to the cost of doing business, especially now with employees facing many challenges.
23 August 2017 Health Ministry insists 90 minutes for service at public hospitals
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — The Health Ministry said it has managed to cut waiting times to see doctors at public
hospitals, and patients can expect to be served by medical sta? within 90 minutes.
When asked about a Malay Mail Online survey (/malaysia/article/hours-longhospital-waits-driving-some-to-abandontreatment) that showed 40 per cent of respondents saying they waited about four hours to see a doctor at public clinics or hospitals, Health deputy director-general Datuk Dr S. Jeyaindran