Groceries Development Model with Community Involvement in Phon Sung Subdistrict, Sakon Nakhon

Abstract

According to Drug Act BE 2510 local grocery stores can sell only over the counter drug, Leuchai Sringernyuang (2000) survey community drug distribution at 195 villages in 775 groceries and 96 “Kung Tun Ya” project. He found that they has sold hazardous drug in groceries at all villages. Most of them are NSAIDs and Antibiotics. Irrational use of medicines lead to ineffective therapy, health risks and hazards of diseases, drug tolerance, and wasteful spending. This study proposes to develop and examine “Groceries without Dangerous Drug with community involvement in Phon Sung Subdistrict, Sakon Nakhon”, cooperates with community, local authorized organization, health care unit, hospital, educational institute in Phon Sung subdistrict Sakon Nakorn province. Methods: Action research, cooperates with population in Phon Sung, Health Promotion Hospital, Sawang Daen Din Hospital and Faculty of pharmacy Maha Sarakham University, is discussed by each experience about drug problems and drug distribution in community for plan to deal with problem and lead to developmental “Groceries without Dangerous Drug with community involvement in Phon Sung Subdistrict, Sakon Nakhon” concept between April and December 2013. Results: Problems, in community view, are biological fermented extract, exaggerated claims, no pharmacist in drug stores, mistrust in hospitalized drugs; “Ya Chud” is more effective, “Ya Chud” problems in community, dangerous drugs in grocery stores, selling-drug car and drug peddler. Community expectation of project are Rational use of medicines information, hazard in “Ya Chud” and steroid, harm is caused by receiving hazardous drugs in grocery stores, health product information. Action plans are given information, cooperate with grocery store, and visit at drug cooperatives in order to develop grocery stores’ style in community. Conclusion : community involvement model related to community problem solving with community involvement conduce to grocery without dangerous drug. Solutions to solve problems are to campaign, give information continuously, and develop no dangerous drugs in grocery stores by visit at drug cooperatives