Private Primary Care Health Clinics in Malaysia and Uncontrolled Drug Pricing: Employer Health Insurance for Sustainable Reimbursement Drug Policy

• Main Authors: Zin, Che Suraya, Nazar, Nor Ilyani, Rahman, Norny Syafinaz, Taufek, Nor Hidayah, Bux, Siti Halimah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/91501/1/91501_Private%20Primary%20Care%20Health%20Clinics%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/91501/2/91501_Private%20Primary%20Care%20Health%20Clinics%20in%20Malaysia%20_poster.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/91501/3/91501_Private%20Primary%20Care%20Health%20Clinics%20in%20Malaysia_abstract.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/91501/4/91501_Private%20Primary%20Care%20Health%20Clinics%20in%20Malaysia%20_acceptance%20letter.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/91501/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212109920302636; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vhri.2020.07.214

Abstract Objectives Uncontrolled drug pricing in private health clinics in Malaysia leads to high costs of drug prices whilst the impact on drug use against employee medical coverage are uncertain. The study examined patterns of drug utilization and drug pricing among private medical clinics in...