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Thailand Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Markets
Published by *Pacific Bridge Medical*	July 2005
By Ames Gross and Rachel Weintraub

The Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), is responsible for protecting the health of consumers by ensuring the safety, quality and efficacy of health products, including food, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and cosmetics, in Thailand. The FDA has five main areas of focus: (1) pre-marketing, (2) post-marketing, (3) product surveillance, (4) product education for the consumer and (5) cooperation with other health-related agencies. Presently, the FDA has close to 500 staff members who run the agency, including pharmacists, nutritionists, lawyers and other health professionals.


New Regulatory Trends in Thailand’s Pharmaceutical Market
Published by *Pacific Bridge Medical*	March 1999
By Ames Gross

Despite the harsh effects of the Asian financial crisis, pharmaceutical markets in Asia still have a bright future. Thailand’s pharmaceutical market suffered drops in 1997 and 1998 but renewed consumer demand and increased incomes are helping rebound the Thai pharmaceutical market growth rate. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), is working to revise the regulatory situation for pharmaceuticals entering the Thai market. The MOPH is making an effort to revise its drug classification system, regulatory procedures, pricing and competition controls, marketing regulations, and intellectual property protections in order to liberalize the market and minimize corruption. This article discusses the reform trends in Thailand’s pharmaceutical market that will most likely ease the obstacles that foreign companies face in this dynamic drug market.


Thailand Will Enter the 21st Century with a Growing Device Market
Published in *Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry*	January 1997
By Ames Gross

As aging populations continue to expand in Asian nations, governments are keen to revise their healthcare systems to accommodate this growth. While Thailand’s medical device market expands, opportunities for U.S. and foreign medical device manufacturers will continue to flourish. Like most developed nations, Thailand’s citizens are afflicted with cancer, strokes, cardiovascular diseases and traffic accidents. These illnesses and hazards mean that more advanced medical device technology will be in great demand over the next several years. This article highlights Thailand’s healthcare system and spending, as well as the marketing of medical products in Thailand and new medical device regulations. Recent success stories by foreign companies in Thailand, including BioWhittaker, Inc., are also discussed.