KUALA LUMPUR: Some doctors in public hospitals overprescribe medicine or give a longer course of treatment which results in wastage, Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad said.
He said there must be a serious commitment on the part of government doctors and hospital administrators to check this trend as a substantial amount of money could be saved.
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