Survey profile
Malaysia, October 2004

Country name Malaysia
Date of first day of data collection   30 October 2004
International reference price data source and year MSH2003 
Name of local currency Ringgit Malaysian  
Exchange rate   1 US Dollar = 3.82 Ringgit Malaysian
Total number of medicines surveyed 47 
Daily salary of lowest paid unskilled government worker 16.03 Ringgit Malaysian


Sector surveyed Number of outlets/orders surveyed
Public sector procurement prices  20 
Public sector patient prices  20 
Private sector patient prices  32 
Dispensing doctors - patient prices  20 

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