THE CENTRAL Investigation Bureau (CIB) today (April 17) dismantled an illegal network called “Export Tip” that used false export declaration to sell the strong painkiller Tramadol locally with this is being illegally used to mix in a drink called 4×100 for intoxication, Naewna newspaper said. The drink 4×100 consists of Kratom leaves, cough syrup,
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Doctor fuming at patients selling free medicine online
A DOCTOR is furious at patients selling medicine they got for free under the universal healthcare programme online pointing out that this policy is aiming at ensuring that people don’t go bankrupt from medical treatment and should not be used to generate income, TV Channel 7 said today (Dec. 17). Dr. Somros Phonglamai, a
Read morePublic warned not to buy counterfeit flu medicine amid severe outbreak
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry today (Oct. 11) confirmed that there is no shortage of medicine to treat influenza while warning the public to not be fooled into buying expensive smuggled counterfeits amid a severe outbreak in many provinces, TV Channel 7 said. Public Health Minister Cholanan Srikaew, who is a physician, said some influenza
Read moreDaily Covid count inches down to 17,970 amid warning of drug shortfall
THAILAND logged 17,970 coronavirus cases and 178 deaths in 24 hours to this morning (August 2), down from yesterday’s tally of 18,027 cases but fatalities increasing from 133, amid a warning of a looming shortage of a key medicine used to treat Covid patients, Sanook.com said. The Public Health Ministry said of today’s large batch
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