The Health Ministry will take into consideration doctors' act of not issuing prescription slips upon request by patients as one of misconduct instead of a criminal offence requiring a jail and fine sentence, said its minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.<br /><br />When asked if the proposed amendment will be withdrawn, the Health Minister said the ministry will look into amending the proposed amendment of the Poisons Act 1952 and re-presenting it.<br /><br />The Poisons (Amendment) Bill 2019 tabled at the Dewan Rakyat on Nov 25, among others, proposed penalising private doctors, dental surgeons, and veterinarians with a maximum fine of RM3,000, up to a year’s imprisonment, or both, should they refuse to provide prescription slips upon request by patients examined.
