A majority of people voice their opposition to the new drug bill proposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which would allow health-related professionals other than pharmacists to dispense drugs, saying that they have more confidence in pharmacists, according to an opinion survey conducted by the National Institute for Development Administration, or Nida Poll. The poll was conducted on Sept 3-4 on 1,250 people aged 18 and over of various lelels of education and occupations throughout the country to compiled their opinions on the FDA-proposed drug bill. The new drug bill seeks to amend several points in the Drug Act of 1967. The newly-proposed drug bill seeks to allow health-related individuals to dispense drugs and leave out the word "pharmacists" from the section. Asked whether they would have the same confidence in other health-related professionals as in pharmacists, 68.0% said "no"; 29.44% said "yes"; and, 2.56% were uncertain or had no comment.

Source: Bangkok Post September 09, 2018 04:41 UTC