Ministry of Health Medicines Formulary (MOHMF)

The Ministry of Health Medicines Formulary (MOHMF) or Formulari Ubat Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (FUKKM) serves as a reference for medicines used in the Ministry of Health (MOH) facilities. MOHMF is a policy and administrative approach to control and promote the rational and quality use of medicines in all hospitals, clinics and MOH institutions. Thus, the expenditure used for drug procurement can be controlled and the available financial allocation is used optimally.

The medicines in FUKKM are listed by generic name. The use of generic names when writing prescriptions is mandatory in all hospitals, clinics and MOH institutions.

The category of prescriber who can initiate prescriptions as follows:

A*

Consultant/specialists for specific indications only

A

Consultant/specialists

A/KK

Consultant/specialists/family physician specialists

B

Consultant/specialists/family physician specialists/ medical officers

C

Consultant/specialists/family physician specialists/ medical officers/ paramedics

C+

Consultant/specialists/family physician specialists/ medical officers/ paramedics/ paramedics doing midwifery

Note: In the field of dentistry, Dental Senior Consultants/ Consultants/ Specialists and Dental Officers are included in the prescriber category as mentioned above; however, this applies only to medicines used in dental treatment.

The MOHMF can be accessed via the following platforms:

  1. e-Services via the Official Portal of the Pharmaceutical Services Programme: https://pharmacy.moh.gov.my/ms/apps/fukkm
  2. Pharmaceutical Services Programme Intranet (Accessible to pharmacists serving under the Ministry of Health Malaysia)
  3. MyFormulary Mobile Application: https://myformulary.pharmacy.gov.my/

Guidelines for Submission of Dossier for Listing Medicines into MOH Medicines Formulary Third Edition (click here) should be referred for listing of medicines into MOHMF. Any suggestion to amend information in the formulary can be done by completing the MOHMF Information Update Request Form (click here).

Any inquiries related to the listing of medicines in FUKKM, can be forwarded to the FUKKM Secretariat via email: cpfor@moh.gov.my.

DISCLAIMER

The Ministry of Health Medicines Formulary (MOHMF) on this website is the official source for medicine information approved by the MOHMF Panel. MOH facilities are encouraged to use information on this website to ensure accurate and up-to-date information.

MOH is not responsible for the accuracy of information obtained from authorised sources. Users are encouraged to report any discrepancies between this website and other platforms to us at cpfor@moh.gov.my. Reliance on information from unauthorised sources is at the user's own risk.

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