NationalMedicinesPolicy:AMalaysianPerspective:Aspartofthehealthpolicyofacountry,nationalmedicinepolicyshouldbeanessentialsectionwhichaimedatrationaluseofpharmaceuticals.WorldHealthOrganizationsupportscountrytodevelop,implementandmonitortheeffectivenessofnationalmedicinespolicy’sguidelines,strategiesandplans.Agoodandeffectivenationalmedicinepolicywillensuretheavailability,affordability,accessibilityandrationalusabilityofessentialmedicine,andtraditional,complementaryandalternativemedicine.Nationalmedicinepolicywillmakesurethatmedicinesinthecountryarenotonlysafe,effectiveandofgoodquality,buttheymustalsobecosteffective.Whenthisbookwaswritten,Malaysiastillhasnothadanycomprehensivedocumentonthenationalmedicinepolicy.Astudywasconductedtoevaluatethestatusofthepharmaceuticalsectorinrelationtothenationalmedicinepolicycomponents.Thisbookprovidesinformationaboutthestatusofmedicinepolicyinthecountryandtowhatextentthemedicinepolicymakersrecognizeandareawareoftheexistenceofmedicinepolicyinthecountry.Howcanweexpectforeffectiveandreliablepolicies,ifpolicymakersdonotknoworarenotsureaboutthenationalmedicinepolicyandthevariousmedicinepoliciesavailableinthecountry!Thebookisdesignedforacademicians,practitioners,students,aswellaspolicymakersinthehealthcareinstitutions.Theauthorshopethatthesegroupofreaderswillappreciatethesignificantcontributionofeffectiveandreliablemedicinepolicyforacountry,especiallyforthedevelopingnations.