PUTRAJAYA, May 6 -- About 200 of private medical practitioners gathered outside the Prime Minister's Office this morning to protest the mandatory drug price display ruling that came into effect on May 1.

Clad in black, the attendees held up red, blue, and black placards with messages such as "Doctors have families too," "GPs support fair drug pricing. Reject Act 723," and "Unfair fees and policies are driving doctors away."

MMA in a statement last night, said that while doctors support the principle of price transparency, they oppose the use of the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 (Act 723) for enforcing medicine price displays. Instead, they are calling for the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 (Act 586) t...