Key facts
- Malaysia's Pharmacy Enforcement Division received 101 complaints and conducted 47 raids on weight-loss products between January and September 2026.
- Seizures in that period were valued at RM771,517, with 30 of the raids linked to online sales, the ministry said.
- Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said 12 raids on unapproved Retatrutide seized 697 units worth an estimated RM341,000.
- Seven enforcement actions on Ozempic and semaglutide products seized 62 units worth RM64,170, Dzulkefly told the Dewan Rakyat.
- The ministry approved 240 GLP-1 treatment applications between January and September 2026 at an overall cost of RM2.56 million.
Malaysia's Pharmacy Enforcement Division received 101 complaints and carried out 47 raids on weight-loss products between January and September 2026, including 30 linked to online sales, with seizures valued at RM771,517, the Ministry of Health said.
The enforcement figures were released alongside a public-awareness forum, "UNKNOWN SOURCES: Know the Source Before You Trust the Promise", supported by Novo Malaysia and attended by the ministry, the Malaysian Medical Association and the Malaysian Pharmacists Society. The ministry has introduced holographic security labels on registered pharmaceutical products that consumers can check through the MyUBAT application.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad told the Dewan Rakyat on November 2 that 12 raids targeting unapproved Retatrutide produced 697 units worth an estimated RM341,000. Retatrutide is not registered with Malaysia's Drug Control Authority and is not permitted for sale, import, marketing or supply in the country. Seven actions on Ozempic and semaglutide products seized 62 units worth RM64,170.
Dzulkefly said the ministry approved 240 applications for GLP-1 treatment between January and September 2026 at an overall cost of RM2.56 million. He said use of the drugs must rest on a clinician's assessment of a patient's condition, degree of obesity and other underlying medical conditions.
During 2026, Operation Pangea XVIII Malaysia seized 130,678 illegal pharmaceutical products worth RM3.15 million, blocked and removed 2,294 online links tied to illegal pharmaceutical sales, and inspected 497 postal packages, seizing 49 containing illegal products valued at RM766,721.