Ministry of Health Drug Formulary consist of drugs approved for use in all hospitals/Institutions in the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. The Formulary is to promote rational, cost-effective use of drugs whereby newer and effective drugs were introduced in a controlled manner so as to minimize wastages and funds set aside for the purchase of drugs are optimally used.

Drugs in this formulary are classified according to WHO ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical) classification system and coded with Malaysian Drug Code (MDC) for identification. MDC is made up of ATC code(7 digit), base/salt code (3 digit) , dosage form code (3 digit), concentration code (2 digit) and brand code (2 digit) which is currently designated as XX in this formulary.

The drugs in the formulary are listed according to generic names .The brand name is given only as an example.

Category Of Prescribers

The category of prescriber authorized to initiate the prescription for the drug is listed below. Dental Consultant ,Dental specialist and Dental Officers are also included in this category but for the drugs used in dental treatment only.

[ Click here for MOH Drug Formulary (PDF, 84KB) ]

B. Drugs Outside MOH Formulary

Approval for use of drugs outside the Ministry Of Health Drug Formulary must be from the Director General of Health. The secretariat at the Pharmaceutical Services Division will process the request based on the criteria set by the Ministry Of Health Drug List Review Panel.

• Request for drugs that require DG's approval (doc, pdf)
  
  
• Guideline for requesting (doc, pdf)

C. Members of MoH Drug Formulary Review Panel

The MoH Drug List Review Panel will meet two to three times per year to consider proposals received from the States / Institution Drug Committees. The Panel is assissted by Technical Drug Working Committees from various specialized disciplines.

D. Flow Chart for Request of Drug to be Listed into MoH Drug Formulary