Defence Pharmaceutical Factory (DPF)

Defence Pharmaceutical Factory (DPF) is an organic unit of Defence Industry and Energy Center, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence.

The head of DPF, Director General has the responsibilities of medical supplies for medical units of Ministry of Defence as well as command and control DPF.     

Missions

To manufacture, procure, research and analyze medicines and medical utilities in supplying the requirements of Ministry of Defence, other governmental units and public.

Responsibilities

1.Medical supplies for medical units of Ministry of Defence, other governmental units and public.

2. Research and development of medicines and medical products.

3. Quality assurance and quality control of finish products, raw materials and packaging materials in order to meet pharmaceutical standard.

 

4. Selling medicines to help government unit and public at low price.

5. Providing education for pharmacy student in training program to fulfill their academic course.

6. Member in The National Essential Drug List Committee.

 

 

AFTER THE WORLD WAR 2 , THAILAND HAD EVENTUALLY SHORTED OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES. EACH ARMED FORCES MEDICAL DEPARTMENT PRODUCED AND PURCHASED MEDICAL PRODUCTS ON ITS OWN CAPABILITY, WHICH HAD COST HIGH AMOUNT OF GOVERNMENT BUDGET . LT. COL. PAUL F. AUSTIN, A MEDICAL ADVISER JUSMAG-THAI ADVISED THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE TO ESTABLISH THE JOINTED ARMED FORCES MEDICAL SUPPLIES UNIT, WHICH COULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

THEN , THE DEFENCE PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY -- DPF --,WAS FOUND ON AUGUST 23,1963 , UNDER SUPERVISION OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARY OF DEFENCE AND RECEIVED FUND SUPPORTED DIRECTLY FROM MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
00THE UNIT MISSIONS ARE TO PRODUCE, PROCURE,RESEARCH AND ANALYZE APPROPRIATE MEDICINE TO FULFILL THE NEED OF MEDICAL USAGE IN MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ,OTHER GOVERNMENT BUREAUS AND CIVILIAN.
00DPF WAS GUARANTEED AND AWARDED GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE,GMP, BY MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THESE DAYS, DPF HAS STARTED ADOPTING NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION TO PROVIDE UPDATED INFORMATION TO PUBLIC AS APPEAR ON DPF WEBSITE (WWW.DPFTHAILAND.COM)

 
00ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT REFORMING ACT. DPF IS ALSO BEING ENACTED TO RESTRUCTURE UNIT ORGANIZATION IN MOVING TO A BETTER PERFORMANCE UNDER THE UNIT MOTTO “PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY MEDICINE FOR ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN ” AND “ QUALITY - PUNCTUALITY –WORTHY ” IS THE GLOBAL VISION. IN ADDITION TO ACHIEVE THE UNIT MISSIONS,DPF HAS ASSIGNED THE KEY UNIT POLICIES IN SEVERAL ASPECTS SUCH AS;  
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE MISSIONS SUPPORTED POLICY
00IT CONCERNS WITH MANUFACTURING, RESEARCHING EFFICIENT MEDICINE ( AUTIDOTES FOR NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WARFARE SUCH AS SODIUM NITRITE INJECTION) AND RESERVING SUFFICIENT INVENTORY ACCORDING TO THE DEFENSE STRATEGY PLAN . SUPPORTTING MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO THE THREE SOUTHERNMOST PROVINCES TERRORISM SITUATION IS THE LATEST ACCOMPLISHED TASK.
UNIT SELF RELIANCE POLICY
00DPF REGULARY CHOOSES DOMESTIC RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY AS A VITAL ELEMENT IN DRUG MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH BASE POLICY
00DPF IS THE EXCELLENT PLACE FOR INTERNSHIP.THERE ARE AT LEAST 200 TRAINING STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS COLLEGES EACH YEAR AND DPF IS ALWAYS LOOKING FORWARD TO COMMITTING THE PARTNERSHIP RELATION WITH OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL ACEDAMIES.
INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS ANS LOWERING THE EXPENSE POLICY
00DPF HAS ADOPTED A FAST TRACK OPERATION ATTITUDE AND APPOINTED
AN INTERNAL AUDITOR COMMITTEE , RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO IMPROVE OVERALL PERFORMANCE.FURTHERMORE,DOWNSIZING THE ORGANIZATION IS STILL UNDERWAY.
SALES AND MARKETTING POLICY

DEFENCE PHARMACFUTICAL FACTORY

183 SOI TRIMIT, RAMA IV ROAD, PRAKANONG , BANGKOK 10110 Tel.02-3922090 - 3

FAX:0 -2391-7713 e- mail: dpfthailand@hotmail.com

 

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