Asia - South

Malaysian Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says his ministry is still discussing the control of drug prices at private hospitals and clinics with the relevant stakeholders.

The Department of Health (DOH) will draft an executive order that will recommend bringing down the prices of high-cost medicines.

Medicine prices in the Philippines are one of the most expensive in Asia, prompting a plan by President Rodrigo R. Duterte to limit prices.

The increasing prices of new medicines and high out-of-pocket spending are among the biggest challenges to the Philippine health system.

India is mulling a proposal to ask American companies to produce medical devices locally.

The Department of Health (DOH) is seeking a reduction of over 50 percent in the prices of 120 life-saving medicines in the country.

The Philippines Department of Health has listed a total of 120 high-cost medicines that will be recommended for price reduction under a maximum drug retail price (MDRP) scheme.

The Philippines considers imposing maximum retail price ceiling.

Currently, India imports almost all its bulk drugs, especially from China.

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Drug price control by the regulator has been the bugbear of the Indian pharma industry.

India banned the sale of electronic cigarettes on Wednesday and warned of an “epidemic” among young people, in the latest and potentially biggest move globally against vaping over growing health concerns.

Singapore’s investment fund wanted to offload its stake in A.S. Watson, but the asking price was too rich.

Private hospitals in Thailand are trying to attract more foreign patients to make up for lost revenue after the government capped how much they can charge Thais.

The Health Ministry is currently identifying a few drugs and setting the prices at an affordable level.