Najib given generic but same formula medication, says Khairy


PUTRAJAYA: The statement that Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s blood pressure medication was changed did not reflect the true situation, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

He said that the jailed former prime minister was given a generic high blood pressure medication when he was hospitalised at Hospital Kuala Lumpur, but the formula was the same as the medication that the Pekan MP was previously taking.

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