Survey of Self-assessment, Problems and Suggestion after the Implementation of Good Pharmacy Practice from the Perspective of Drugstore Owners in Nakhon Ratchasima
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Objective: To survey self-assessment, time required to meet the criteria, and possibility to follow "Good Pharmacy Practices (GPP)" in the perspective of modern drug store owners in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Method: The study was a survey research conducted from March 10 - August 7, 2017. Participants from 52 pharmacies consisting of 4 accredited and 48 unaccredited drug stores, assessed themselves on the interview forms modified by the researchers from "Handbook on the assessment of Good Pharmacy Practices for modern drug stores". The Assessment form was divided into 5 domains including premises, equipment, personnel, drug quality control and pharmacy services in drug stores. Results: Domains in the GPP with drugstore owners assessing themselves as meeting the criteria from the descending order were personnel (30.77%), premises (25.00%), drug quality control (19.23%), equipment (17.31%) and pharmacy services (15.38%). The length of time required for improving the pharmacies to meet the overall standard was one year except for the standard on the arrangement of contiguous area for drug selling, consultation and advice giving for a minimum of 8 square meters which required 6 years for improvement. The possibility of complying with the overall standards was at the definite level. Conclusion: In overall, pharmacies can follow most of the GPP standard. However, it is necessary to receive assistance from relevant authorities for compliance with certain standards in order to be able to comply with all standards under the timeframe set by the law.
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ผลการวิจัยและความคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในบทความถือเป็นความคิดเห็นและอยู่ในความรับผิดชอบของผู้นิพนธ์ มิใช่ความเห็นหรือความรับผิดชอบของกองบรรณาธิการ หรือคณะเภสัชศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ ทั้งนี้ไม่รวมความผิดพลาดอันเกิดจากการพิมพ์ บทความที่ได้รับการเผยแพร่โดยวารสารเภสัชกรรมไทยถือเป็นสิทธิ์ของวารสารฯ
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