Prevalence of Grocery Stores with Antibiotics Selling at Maesuai district, Chiang Rai Province and Its Affecting Factors
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
Objective: To determine the prevalence of grocery stores with antibiotics selling at Maesuai district, Chiang Rai province and its affecting factors. Method: The research was a cross sectional descriptive study collecting data from 193 groceries randomly selected from the total population of 384. The researcher and one research assistant collected the data from every selected grocery by interviewing the owners or sellers and observing the stores according to the data collection form developed in this study. Results: 51.8% of the groceries sold antibiotics. Motivation to doing so in every store was community needs of antibiotics. Major sources of antibiotics in 73.0% and 59.0% of the groceries were wholesalers and type 2 drugstores. Factors affecting the selling of antibiotics were community needs, the belief in drug safety, and suppliers’ delivery of drugs to the stores. The most prevalent antibiotics was tetracyclin, followed by penicillins and combined antibiotics (available in 42.5%, 24.2% and 14.0% of groceries, respectively). In addition, the study found that 12.0% of identified antibiotics were expired and 11.0% were drugs with unknown expiry date. Storage conditions were inappropriate in 27.0% of antibiotics. Additional survey found the use of antibiotics in animals and plants. The majority of groceries sold drugs in the small amount as requested by the consumers. The study also identified the availability of non-antibiotics drugs including dangerous drugs (such as diclofenac and piroxicam), specially controlled drugs (dexamethasone) and drugs with no registration numbers in the form of cream and powders with Chinese labels. Conclusion: More than half of the groceries sold antibiotics. Major motivation to do so was the needs of the community. The inappropriate selling of antibiotics could lead to the risks in drug uses and antibiotic resistance. All sectors should work together to curb the problem of inappropriate selling and using of antibiotics in the community.
Article Details
ผลการวิจัยและความคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในบทความถือเป็นความคิดเห็นและอยู่ในความรับผิดชอบของผู้นิพนธ์ มิใช่ความเห็นหรือความรับผิดชอบของกองบรรณาธิการ หรือคณะเภสัชศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ ทั้งนี้ไม่รวมความผิดพลาดอันเกิดจากการพิมพ์ บทความที่ได้รับการเผยแพร่โดยวารสารเภสัชกรรมไทยถือเป็นสิทธิ์ของวารสารฯ
References
2. Thepkhamram P. Warning on drug resistance from self-medication with antibiotics [online]. 2014 [cited 2015 Jan 12]. Available from: URL: http://www.thai health.or.th/Content/24951-เตือนซื้อยาปฏิชีวนะกินเองเสี่ยงดื้อยา.html.
3. Thepkhamram P. 38, 000 Thai died annually from infections with drug resistance. [online]. 2014 [cited 2014 Nov 19]. Available from: URL: http:// ww.thaihealth.or.th/Content/26530-คนไทยเสียชีวิตจากเชื้อดื้อยา3.8หมื่นคนต่อปี.html
4. Yothongyod M, Sawadisant P. Sample size determination for research [online]. 2009 [cited 2014 Oct 18]. Available from: URL: http://research .bu.ac.th/knowledge/kn46/Samplesize.pdf
5. Poophalee T, Arparsrithongsagul S, Yingyoud V, Saengsuwan T. Groceries development model with community involvement in Phon Sung Subdistrict, Sakon Nakhon FDA Journal 2014;21: 57-63.
6. Charoenphol V. Factors affecting the decision-making on the selling of “Yachud” at grocery stores in rural area Muang district, Loei province. [Independent Study for Master of Public Health]. Chiangmai: Chiangmai University; 1996.
7. Kuntee S. Factors relating to antibiotic drug consumption behaviors of people in a semiurban community. [Master Thesis in Education]. Chiangmai: Chiangmai University; 1995.
8. Frimpter GW, Timpanelli AE, Eisenmenger WJ Stein HS, Ehrlich Li.Reversible "Faconi syndrome" caused by degraded tetracycline. JAMA. 1963; 184:111-3.
