Kuala Lampur, March 15 -- The Federation of Private Medical Practitioners Associations, Malaysia (FPMPAM) expresses serious concern and firm opposition to the Ministry of Health's decision to enforce mandatory price displays for medications in GP clinics starting May 1, 2025.

This policy does not reduce healthcare costs but instead risks increasing medication prices, disrupting patient care, and undermining private primary healthcare-a crucial pillar of Malaysia's health system.

GP clinics provide cost-effective healthcare - not market manipulation

General Practitioner (GP) clinics are cost-effective one-stop healthcare providers that benefit both patients and the economy. A solo GP clinic can efficiently serve thousands of patients, p...