Open AccessRegulation of opioid drugs in Thai government hospitals: Thailand national survey 2012
Author(s) -
Rojanasak Thongkhamcharoen,
Temsak Phungrassami,
Narumol Atthakul
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.125548
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , government (linguistics) , family medicine , pharmacy , palliative care , opioid , population , multidisciplinary approach , medical emergency , nursing , environmental health , social science , linguistics , philosophy , receptor , sociology
Palliative care in Thailand was not well developed in the past. Previous studies showed that the actual prescription of opioids was underutilized in palliative care by physicians compared with the estimated opioid need of patients. However, there were no studies regarding the regulation of opioids in Thailand.