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Standard Drug List
28 February 2011
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28 Feb 2011
Question No: 173
Name of the Person: Ms Sylvia Lim
To ask the Minister for Health what drugs are included in the Standard Drug List to treat (i) cancer and (ii) osteoporosis.
Reply From MOH
There is a wide range of cancer drugs and my Ministry subsidizes 55 of them. The list is reviewed regularly and the most recent additions include paclitaxel (for breast and ovarian cancer) and oxaliplatin (for colorectal cancer).
2. In addition, we subsidize 17 drugs which are used for supportive or palliative cancer therapy.
3. For the treatment of osteoporosis, we subsidize the two key drugs: Alendronic acid and Risedronic acid. We also subsidize Calcium and Vitamin D used in the supportive therapy for osteoporotic patients.