KUALA LUMPUR: Not long after claims of politicians, high-ranking officials and international pharmaceutical companies monopolising the prices of medical supplies, there are separate calls for the Government to initiate bulk purchase and price control on the supplies.
Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society president Amrahi Buang said that within the Government, the three ministries involved in procuring medicines – Health, Education and Defence – negotiate separately while it is “free for all” in the private sector.
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