Healthcare facilities to display medicine prices under new transparency mechanism


PETALING JAYA: The government is finalising a new policy to make it compulsory for healthcare facilities and community pharmacies to display medicine prices, says the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister, Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

"The proposed Medicine Price Transparency Mechanism (MKHU) was presented at the National Action Council on Cost of Living (Naccol) on Oct 3, 2023 and was followed up with the presentation of a Joint Cabinet Memorandum with the Home Affairs Ministry and Health Ministry at the Cabinet Meeting on Jan 8, 2025.

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