TY - JFULL AU - Pimporn Thongmuang PY - 2014/2/ TI - Drug Use Knowledge and Antimicrobial Drug Use Behavior T2 - International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences SP - 14 EP - 17 VL - 8 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9997134 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 85, 2014 N2 - The import value of Antimicrobial drugs reached approximately fifteen million Baht in 2010, considered as the highest import value of all modern drugs, and this value is rising every year. Antimicrobials are considered the hazardous drugs by the Ministry of Public Health (No. 10). This research was conducted in order to investigate the past knowledge of drug use and Antimicrobial drug use behavior. A total of 757 students were selected as the samples out of a population of 1,800 students. This selected students had the experience of Antimicrobial drugs use a year ago. A questionnaire was utilized in this research. The findings put on the view that knowledge gained by the students about proper use of Antimicrobials drugs was not brought into practice. This suggests that the education procedure regarding drug use needs adjustment. And therefore the findings of this research are expected to be utilized as guidelines for educating people about the proper use of Antimicrobials drugs. At a broader perspective, correct drug use behavior of the public may potentially reduce drug cost of the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand. ER -