Kimhuay Luang-orn, 72, and Kaimook Ayachu, 65, never realised their excessive and arbitrary use of antibiotics could sicken them rather cure their illnesses until they attended a training session that dispelled their misconceptions about what they thought were "panacea" drugs.
Antibiotics sold freely over the counter have for years set off alarms for medical specialists. A training session, initiated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and sponsored partly by the World Health Organisation (WHO), held recently in Saraburi, was a re-education opportunity for residents who have come to rely on antibiotics for even simple illnesses.
Ms Kimhuay and Ms Kaimook, of tambon Lang Khao of Saraburi's Muak Lek district, were among the participants.
