Thais consume 128 million medicine tablets a day: health minister
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Thais have been consuming 128 million medicine tablets each day on average, according to the Department of Medical Services (DMS).
“Such amount is worrying because the residue from medicines can accumulate in bodies and harm people’s health,” Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri said Wednesday.
He said his ministry planned to seriously promote the regular exercise and good choice of food as means to maintain good health in the 2013 Fiscal Year, which will start from October 1.
“Then, we should be able to reduce Thais’ dependence on medicines,” he said.
Witthaya also went as far as instructing relevant authorities to introduce some incentives for people who agreed to give up medicines they might not really need.
The Nation
