Development of a surveillance system for drug distribution in grocery stores through the rational drug use policy in the Sompoi Subdistrict, Rasi Salai District, Sisaket Province.

Abstract

         The situation of 45 grocery stores within Sompoi subdistrict, Rasrisalai district, Sisaket province in 2022. Found there are 10 grocery stores that sell medicines (22.22% of all areas) and no strong surveillance to get rid of this situation. The objective of this research is medicine selling surveillance, by using the process of community rational drug use (RDU community) 1) Survey the main problem. 2) Pharmacy shares surveillance data and effects of patients who live in that area. 3) Analyze and plan some activities to get rid of the main problem. 4) Design to survey that area by people who live in Sompoi subdistrict (Home, Temple, School and Government agencies connection) 5) 45 people share an agreement before and after learning about drug legislation. and 362 people get the correct knowledge of how to buy and use medicine the method is to collect data of grocery stores twice (45 days period) using a paired t-test and determine a significant p<0.05 start to collect data, 1 January-31 May 2023.

             The result was found first time 6 grocery stores sell drugs; second time no found. Knowledge of people up from first time (8.11 ± 2.28 to 13.02 ± 2.74 (p<0.001) (Full point is 16) second time (5.99 ± 1.11 to 8.70 ± 1.07 (p<0.001) (Full point is 10). Summarize, Development of a surveillance system of drug distribution in grocery stores by RDU community could improve the main problem and connect the data of the hospital and community together, lead to using medicine safely.