Objection to changes in Poison Act


THE Poison Act (Amendment) Bill (https://bit.ly/2qhAg9w), which was tabled by the Health Minister for first reading at the Dewan Rakyat on Nov 25, has drawn the ire of various national medical and dental organisations.

Prescriptions are part and parcel of the medical and dental practice which are controlled and regulated by the Medical and Dental Acts.

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