DEVELOPMENT OF A DRUG SAFETY SURVEILLANCE MODEL IN GROCERY STORES IN KAMALASAI DISTRICT, KALASIN PROVINCE

Abstract

This action research aimed to develop a drug safety surveillance model in grocery stores in Kamalasai District, Kalasin Province, through network monitoring in order to prevent improper drug usage. Method: The action research included 4 steps: planning, action, observing, and reflecting. The first step involved analyzing the misuse of drugs in grocery stores, and training and educating village health volunteers and health consumer protection officers. The second step was taking action together. The researchers, trained village health volunteers and health consumer protection officers visited grocery stores, and gave advice to store owners. Two additional visits with an interval of 1 month were made to monitor changes and to give further advice if necessary. The third step was an observation step focusing on the misuse of drugs in grocery stores. And the last step related to releasing the results of the research and to allow participants to reflect their opinions.

Results: After the brain storming, it was agreed that trained village health volunteers would be in charge of conducting the survey, sending newsletters regarding proper drug usage to every village headman, and coordinating a drug safety surveillance.

Conclusion: The developed drug safety surveillance model was to prevent improper drug selling in grocery stores. The model improved work potential of involving researchers and village health volunteers in term of monitoring and advising grocery stores. It was found that the developed model lowered improper drug selling, and at the end of the study, there were 22 safe grocery store models.