A network of pharmacist associations in the Northeast is calling on the government to revise a bill drafted by the Food and Drug Administration to allow non-pharmacists to dispense medicines. Led by the pharmaceutical sciences alumni associations of Khon Kaen University, Mahasarakham University and Ubon Ratchathani University, the network consists of all pharmacist clubs and […]
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to purchase a sexual enhancement product promoted as FDA-approved and sold on social media. Deputy secretary-general Surachoke Tangwiwat said the product labelled as “Girly Sex” had never been examined or approved for use, and customers are strongly advised not to use it. Full story: Bangkok Post […]
This week.. the Public Health Ministry issued a decree suspending the sale of Alprazolam, the generic name for Xanax, within Thailand. The Ministry has told the media that the stress relief medication has been used as a date rape drug, contributing to a growing number of sex crimes and is also usd by drug addicts […]
Thai police seizes 2.5 million baht worth of fake medicines BANGKOK, 23 January 2013 (NNT) – Police on Tuesday raided a traditional medicine factory in Pathum Thani and seized several types of medicine that have been advertised on the internet and cable television as aphrodisiacs. Acting on a tipoff, Police and Food and Drug Administration […]
The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation will launch its erectile dysfunction drug “Sidagra” on October 15 at a fraction of the price of Viagra. The treatment for the men’s disorder has already been registered with the Food and Drug Administration. Viagra sells for about Bt200 per tablet but Sidagra will cost only Bt25 per 50-milligram tablet and […]
A 54-year-old Austrian man died after collapsing on the floor in his Pattaya apartment. He had been taking tranquilizer medication and using alcohol, which may have caused him to feel faint and fall to the floor after using the restroom, apparently resulting in a fatal head injury. Read more: Pattayadailynews.com
BANGKOK, 26 May 2012 (NNT) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned people to exercise caution when using paracetamol as excessive intake of this popular painkiller could land them in hospital. The warning came out of a recent FDA report which showed that a large number of Thai people take excessive amount of […]
Deadly malaria that is resistant to drug treatment has spread rapidly from Cambodia to the border between Thailand and Myanmar, raising concerns of an uncontrollable epidemic, scientists said Thursday. A pair of studies published in The Lancet and the journal Science showed how the disease is moving fast into new territory and identified a region […]
