Hike in drug prices expected soon

By FATIMAH ZAINAL

Rising cost: A pharmacist arranging medicines at a pharmacy in Bandar Baru Sg Buloh. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Amid reports of pharmaceutical drug prices rising in the United States, the same may apply to Malaysia soon.

Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) president Prof Amrahi Buang said if drugmakers moved to raise prices in the United States, the prices of pharmaceutical drugs derived from the US market would be expected to increase between 5% and 10%.

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