Surveillance of antimicrobial consumption: methodological review for systems development in Thailand

First is the four–monthly report of sales and distribution of potentially abused medicines by consumers, such as steroids, tramadol and dextromethorphan. [...]an annual report of production and importation of all pharmaceutical products where historically Thai–FDA did not request to provide distribution details. [...]the Thai–FDA has to issue regulations to add highly potentially antibiotics to the four–monthly report. [...]a greater reliance on the annual report on production and importation with volumes and values of product and it requires them to report data on distribution channel. The Political Declaration of the High–Level Meeting of the UNGA on AMR in September 2016 which calls for “Improve surveillance and monitoring of AMR and the use of antimicrobials to inform policies” [10] puts pressure on countries to develop surveillance system and ensure its use for policy decision. 1 International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand 2 Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Nakornpathom, Thailand 3 Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand 4 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand 5 Department of Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Phathumtani, Thailand