PhAMA: Our drug prices lowest in the region


PETALING JAYA: Drug prices here are still among the lowest in the region, the Pharmaceutical Association of Malaysia insists.

While admitting that some drugs “may be pricier now” because of factors like higher currency exchange, PhAMA president Yew Wei Tarng said that “overall drugs in Malaysia are still cheaper than in neighbouring countries”.

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