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Nausea pills won’t stop pregnancy, concerned Thai pharmacists tell TV

Thai pharmacists complained to the makers of a soap opera about a scene that could lead viewers to mistake nausea medicine for the morning after pill.

In an open letter, Pharmacy Council President Kitti Pitaknitinan took Channel 3 to task over Mud Huajai Superstar for portraying its protagonist going to a drug store for emergency contraceptives only to be handed pills for nausea and vomiting. The scene was clear enough for sharp-eyed viewers to notice the difference.

Kitti wrote that while the Pharmaceutical Council ”acknowledges that such cases are for show … this scene in a highly popular drama series may mislead the audience and greatly affects the image and confidence of pharmacists.” 

As it turned out, Kitti and his white-coated friends weren’t the only to notice. Numerous viewers chimed in that the show should be more responsible.

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