22/04/2026
💊 𝐌𝐌𝐀: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭
The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) warns that counterfeit and unregistered medicines are no longer a marginal issue, but a growing public health threat in Malaysia.
From 2023 to 2025, over 4,000 raids were conducted nationwide, with more than RM108 million worth of unregistered health products seized — highlighting the scale of the problem.
These fake products don’t just fail to treat illness — they can cause real harm. Some may contain unknown or contaminated substances, while others — including unregistered vaccines — may offer no protection at all, putting lives at risk.
MMA urges the public to stay vigilant:
• Buy medicines only from licensed pharmacies and registered healthcare facilities
• Always check for a valid MAL registration number
• Avoid unverified online sellers
At the same time, stronger enforcement and modern solutions — including advanced authentication and track-and-trace systems — are needed to combat increasingly sophisticated counterfeit operations.
“𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝.”
— 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐤 𝐃𝐫 𝐑. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐮, 𝐌𝐌𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭
🔗 Read more:
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/04/22/stronger-authentication-needed-as-fake-medicines-swamp-market
Malaysia needs better tools to fight the real dangers of counterfeit products, with new technology such as tax stamps that offer new safeguards.
