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Bangkok Post - October 19, 2002
Ampa Santimetaneedol
Rosana Tositrakul, coordinator of the Thai Holistic Health Foundation, said Suvit Wibulpolprasert, deputy permanent secretary, had been moved to an "academic" post; Vichai Chokevivat, secretary-general of the Food and Drugs Administration, was moved to the Department of Development of Thai Medicine and Alternative Medicine; and Chaktham Thammasak, a deputy permanent secretary of health, had become an inspector-general.
The public should keep an eye on Dr Vichai in particular, she said. "We have to keep an eye on this to see if the ministry is sincere about promoting Thai medicine or if it's just an excuse to get rid of Dr Vichai."
Drug companies may have sought Dr Vichai's ousting after the FDA's ban on phenylpropanolamine in cold remedies.
Ms Rosana urged the new FDA secretary-general, Supachai Khunarattanapruek, to work closely with consumer protection groups.
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