Parnjit Homyen.. Priority setting of the first generic drugs registration in Thailand. Master's Degree(Social, Economic and Administrative Pharmacy). Mahidol University. Mahidol University Library and Knowledge Center. : Mahidol University, 2014.
Priority setting of the first generic drugs registration in Thailand
Abstract:
The objective of the study was to study the priority setting process of the first generic drugs for registration in Thailand. The study was cross-sectional descriptive policy research. Data was collected from a questionnaire and interviews that asked about the feasibility of generic drug production and the bioequivalence study of the 30 most imported drugs. The ranking list of national drug expenditure from the year 2009-2012, was derived from the Bureau of Drug Control, Thai FDA. The opinion towards the drug registration process was included in the interview questions as well. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Six participants from bioequivalence centers and eight from local pharmaceutical manufacturers were interviewed. As a result, the conclusion from the opinion of all participants was that the process of generic drug registration did not correlate with the needs of the country. The timeline of the generic drug registration process was the crucial factor that affected the availability of new generic drugs and needs to be reorganized, including the working process. The sensitivity analysis showed that the amount of drug expenditure that might be saved from generic substitution was up to 49% per year. Thus, prioritizing the registration process, due to the level of drug expenditure consumed, was the most highlighted recommendation to the Thai FDA. The results of this study may help decrease the overall drug expenditure or, at least, can be used to improve the working process in the drug registration department.