KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 -- Walk into Friends Pharmacy in Seksyen 9, Shah Alam, and you'll see yellow price tags neatly displayed on every shelf for every product - including over-the-counter items.

On May 1, the government implemented a policy requiring medicine prices to be displayed at private healthcare facilities and community pharmacies.

"We've been preparing the price tags for about one or two weeks now," said pharmacist Chock Ker Chia.

"For us and our customers, it's not a problem. Price displays are already quite common. It's just that we will put an extra price list for items behind our counters, where customers don't have direct access. We have three months to do it," she added.

Yesterday, the government announced a three-month ...