PUBLISHED : 1 Aug 2023 at 09:20
The National Health Security Office (NHSO) plans to recruit pharmacies nationwide to offer medicine listed for 16 minor ailments for subscribers of the universal healthcare (UHC), also known as the “gold card” scheme.
Dr Jadet Thammathat-aree, secretary-general of the NHSO, said the office and the Pharmacy Council of Thailand (PCT) launched the project last November with 1,090 pharmacies across the country.
As of July 14, 189,035 gold card holders had registered to use the service.
Dr Jadet said the most-requested medicines are for flu, joint pain or muscle pain, skin irritation such as rashes, stomach pain and eye irritation.
The NHSO is currently working with the PCT to recruit 17,000 more pharmacies…
