KUALA LUMPUR: The supply of medicines in the country is stable and under control, says the Health Ministry. "We (the ministry) keep between one and three months of medicine stocks at our facilities based on usage requirements. "Overall, monitoring of the domestic drug supply is carried out continuously through existing mechanisms, including the supply disruption reporting system from the Product Registration Holders (PRH) operated by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA)," it read. It said that as of Sunday (March 22), no increase has been detected in reports from PRH regarding supply interruptions. "This is to ensure the security of the medicine supply, particularly for items under the National Essential Medicines List (NEML)," it said.

Source: The Star March 23, 2026 10:32 UTC