The monopoly of some drug companies will be cancelled and the Health Ministry will look towards generic medication to control the cost of medicines, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Noting that the cost of medicines has been rising uncontrollably, Anwar noted that the drug purchases over the past few years had resulted in a monopoly.
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Noting that the cost of medicines has been rising uncontrollably, Anwar noted that the drug purchases over the past few years had resulted in a monopoly.
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00:00We know that the reason for the cost of medication is, first of all, medication.
00:06So now, there is no control.
00:09And in fact, the purchase of this drug has been monopolized for decades.
00:14So that's why we will cancel some commitments to one or two companies
00:20and ask the Ministry of Health, as some countries have done,
00:24to visit some countries in order to get a cheaper and cheaper generic drug.
00:31This generic drug is more famous in Brazil, India, and China.
00:36It is studied and does not necessarily come from America or Europe,
00:41where the cost is too high.
00:44Secondly, what is needed is diagnosis-related groups.
00:50In Malaysia, there is no control on standardizing costs yet.
01:00We refer to experts, specialists, and they determine.
01:05But there is a guidance line called DRG, diagnosis-related groups,
01:12on the cost of MRI, CT scan, and so on.
01:21So this must be controlled.
01:23Secondly, as it happens in the West, in America,
01:28if they make a stand, what is the guarantee
01:31that the patient will remain in the hospital for two or three years?
01:36If they return to the hospital with that problem,
01:42should the condition be known that the hospital has to pay a part,
01:50or half, or the full cost?
01:53This is being studied by the Ministry of Health.
01:56The third step is the introduction of what is called KKM colleagues.
02:04This is a collaboration with GLICS, the Ministry of Health,
02:08which is implementing a program
02:10where the Ministry, GLICS, and the patients
02:17can choose some additional facilities
02:21with minimal costs, not in the hospital,
02:26not in the private sector where the costs are too high.
02:33For more information, visit www.fema.gov