Social Demand and Future Prospective of ‘Anti-Aging Medicine among Malaysians CY Ng1, Seghayat MS1, Tan ESS1, Tan CK1, Amini F1, Thiagarajah S1, Sharma D2, Normina AB1,* 1School of Healthy Aging, Medical Aesthetics and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UCSI University 2Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia *Corresponding author: Normina AB, Email: normina@ucsiuniversity.edu.my, marjansadat@ucsiuniversity.edu.my
Online published on 30 April, 2019. Abstract Anti-aging medicine cultivates a target for medical intervention. However, it is still a controversial topic which needs more research to provide a better understanding of safety and efficacy of anti-aging medicine. This study is aimed to evaluate Malaysians’ demand and awareness of anti-aging medicine. A questionnaire with 17 questions in four parts was developed to identify demographics profile, general health status, awareness of anti-aging medicine and treatment. Questionnaire was randomly distributed to the patients in a clinic in Kuala Lumpur. There were 200 consented volunteers (126 female and 74 male) who participated in the survey. Majority of participants were 25 to 34 years old. Overall, 70% of participants were aware of their general health status, 69% (n=138) believed that Anti-aging medicine is a future lead in medicine. However, 30% of participant were worried about unexpected adverse reaction. Almost half of participants (46.5%, n=93) acknowledged that they had no exposure to Anti-aging medicine previously. Half of the participants (n=100) indicated age group from 25 to 34 would be the best age to start anti-aging treatment. About 60% (n=120) believed that the ideal timing to see anti-aging effect is between 1 to 3 months. There were a total of 84.5% (n=169) participants who expected the pricing of anti-aging medicine and treatment to be less than RM500. A positive view and high demand toward anti-aging medicine and treatment was observed in this study. In light with the high degree of interest upon anti-aging medicine, it is foreseeable that the demand will increase in the future. Top Keywords Anti-aging, medicine, efficacy, safety. Top |