klinik NG...hahaha...

This is what i hate about Private GP.

You are supposed to write the GENERIC name of the drug on the envelope.
For example: You must not write ponstan/pain-killer on envelope. The LAW says you need to label "Mefenamic Acid with a note Analgesic/Painkiller on it.

By doing so, you can prevent cheating by unscrupulous docs and unnecessary legal issues and liabilities.

All the clinics in malaysia have the same habit of writing trade names on their envelope. f***ing enforcement is really sleeping and and not enforcing anything.

When i was a MO, i threw the case note back into a houseman's face when i see them writing trade names on my case note.

You must remember that no one can question a certified MD's prescription even if you complain to authorities. They will just tell the judge and lawyers if they know more about medicine than doctors?
The price of the fees, you can't challenged them because what they charge you is always industry's suggested retail prices which they've already worked out with pharmaceutical reps.

So where is the con and unethical act involved you might ask?

You see the more expensive the drug is, the higher profit margin the doctors get out of it.
So in this case, what the doctor did was overprescribed and pushing expensive drugs to his patients. You can't say he conned you because the drug prices were suggested retail prices and his consultation fees were all legal.

What he did was hiding behind the name of professionalism. Everything he did was right, selling the drugs at suggested prices, within MMA consultation fee recommendations, etc.
More of an honesty issue.

It's like you go to a shop asking to buy a specific product. There are many brands of the product but you ask him to give you one. He grabs the most expensive one he can find since he makes the most profit out of it and sell you instead.

What I truly meant when i said generic names is WRITING THE INGREDIENT OF THE DRUG.
Eg: If he gives Panadol, write lah Paracetamol on the envelope.
If he gives Augmentin, write lah Co-amoxiclav.
If he gives Lipitor, write lah Atorvastatin.

I find most GP is f***ing llazy and unscrupulous for not labeling what are they giving.
Sometimes they just give the tabs and label it as painkiller. They are soo many painkillers out there in the market la, mangkuk.
How the f*** are the patients able to identify it.
This is NO DIFFERENT from buying street drugs from dealers. They don't label their drugs either.

In an incident of severe adverse drug reaction, hospitals are NOT able to trace back what meds this poor fella has taken since there is no label or whatsoever. So many drugs come in so many shape and sizes.
Imagine this: Patient comes in with severe toxic epidermal necrolysis or steven-johnson's syndrome, he only shows you a bunch of white color tablet but he dont wadafak was in them.

Private GPs are doing this just to protect their asses. If any ADR appears, they cannot hold responsibility for it since there is no label or anything.

Bcoz the doc knows u fake for mc

TS should be careful with the reaction of her boss. If your boss start showing sulky face or boh song with your MC. He might start thinking ways of how to get rid of you.

That's what is happening in China and Vietnam where workers rights is low and the employer can fire overnight.

Many workers do not dare take MC because just 1 or 2 days of unattendance will result in your dismissal by employer. Some Malaysian employers might adopt this kind of thing but since we have the workers rights in place, they'll think of ways of getting rid of unresourceful staffs.