Ministry refutes claims enforcement officers threatened clinics over drug price display

PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has refuted claims that its officers intimidated clinics for not displaying medicine prices.

The ministry’s enforcement director-general Datuk Azman Adam clarified that no notices or compounds were issued on the first day of the law coming into effect on May 1.

He was responding to social media claims that healthcare practitioners were “threatened with compounds” by enforcement officers for failing to comply with the new law.

Azman explained that enforcement activities on May 1 were not confined to medicine prices but also involved other items such as cooking oil and eggs.

“Coincidentally, our officers were in the area to carry out operations. Our officers had asked the (healthcare practitioner) whether they were aware of the new law. It was a routine check, and there were no notices and compounds issued,” he said.

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