KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry’s move to set up a database of medicine retail prices has been praised, although there is a worry that patients may insist on cheaper but less effective medication.
Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr Ravindran R. Naidu described the move as laudable but pointed out that there could be some hiccups, such as maintaining an accurate price list and patients’ focus shifting to the price and not the effectiveness of medication.
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