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What is Drug?
The drug under the law on drugs means an object certified in a drug textbook notified by the Minister of Public Health an object intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, cure, or prevention of disease or illness of human or animal, Substances that are pharmaceutical chemicals or semi-finished pharmaceutical chemicals or Substances intended for health effects. any structure or function of the human or animal body. However, traditional medicine for humans has been cut to be under the law on herbal products.
Types of drugs
Divided according to the Drug Act B.E. 2510 and its amendments
1. Generic home remedies. It is a drug that is considered safe enough. or the chance of harm to health is low to be available for sale in general and consumers can make their own purchasing decisions according to their symptoms The generic home remedy must have a formula, properties, size, method of use, and storage warnings. and packing size as specified so that consumers can study on their own by determining which drug is a generic home remedy will proceed with the announcement of the Ministry of Public Health on generic home drugs
2. Dangerous drugs are drugs that must be sold only in modern pharmacies under control and the medicines are delivered to consumers by pharmacists only. by determining which drugs are dangerous drugs will proceed with the announcement of the Ministry of Public Health on dangerous drugs.
3. Controlled drugs. It’s a drug that pharmacists can afford. only when the prescription of a medical practitioner is brought to buy medicine This group is a drug that is highly toxic or may cause harm to health easily. Therefore, there must be a joint verification between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical profession. for the safety of drug users by determining which drug is a controlled drug will proceed with the announcement of the Ministry of Public Health on Special Controlled Drugs
4. Prepackaged drugs that are not dangerous drugs or specially controlled drugs It is a drugs that must be sold in pharmacies. which may be sold in drugstores, type Khor.1 or Khor.2, however, there is no specific announcement to prescribe drugs in this group This group of drugs is, therefore, a drug that is not specifically designated as a generic, dangerous drug and a specially controlled drug.
